memories

slowed down? Do you remember the last time that you enjoyed the moment? Dependent upon your part of the country, have you enjoyed the crisp fall air? When was the last time you enjoyed the moment? Whatever moment it was? I don’t know if for you it was a walk at night with your special someone… or maybe it was a large coke!

Or maybe it was…

Holding hands with your spouse
kissing your kids goodnight,
waking up and feeling the warmth on your sheets compared with the cool air
SNOOZE!!!
the first sip of a hot cup of coffee
A good laugh that almost makes you cry…
What is it for you???

I have to admit… Sometimes I stink at stopping and enjoying/appreciating those! See it’s moments like those that get lost in the BIG details, the expenses, the deadlines, the pressures, the stress, and the overall crud. Right now I need to see beyond moments like this…

It’s moments like that where I get lost in the details and the stress, and I miss out on enjoying the moments like these to the fullest:

Investigating their first rodent extraction!

Here’s the idea… Let’s take life a little slower. Let’s focus on the beautiful moments more than the stressful ones…

Could you walk through life a little less hurried? Could you stop and admire the details a little more?

So we are off and running. For those of you who were wondering, yes, we did have a great garage dale yesterday. Great as in we sold off all our stuff that has accumulated over the course of the last four years of marriage.
Today however we have taken off and we are going camping at a place called lake in wood. We just got done going to Dutch wonderland with Noah and grace. We had a blast. We played in the water the whole time and rode the train once before leaving. Now we are headed to go set up camp. We have borrowed a pop up and I am looking forward to the experience of camping with an 18 month old and a 2 1/2 year old. Sounds like there will be some interesting stories. Anyhow. Off we go equipped with a pack and play and a borrowed pop up. I’m pumped.
I am really looking forward to spending some time with the family and my wife. I’ll post pictures later of our campsite.

Are you a camping type of person or a hotel type of person?

~peter

Have you

Extreme camping