March 11, 2015

THERE ARE MOMENTS

There are moments

and there are moments.

Some seem better than others.

There are struggles 
like when we feel like we're crawling 
along the valley floor,

and then there are moments of exhilaration like coming 
to the top of a mountain - after a long, long climb.

There's the nine months of a tough pregnancy

and then there's the moment 
when we see the face of our new born baby

There's the fixing a flat tire on a busy road

and then there's the moment of finishing 
the job and jumping back into the car and driving away.

There's the tilling the soil, planting the seed,

and then there are moments when we see the harvest.

There's the taking a kid to a thousand practices, and then there's the years later when we see her win 
the bronze, silver or gold medal.

There's paying tuition bill after tuition bill after tuition bill,

and then there's the moment we see our kid 
graduate from college with a 3.87 GPA.

There are moments

And there are moments.

© Andy Costello, Reflections