We took the kids to a hockey game this Wednesday. We got the tickets for free from a foundation we are working with to get my son a companion dog because of his Asperger's Syndrome. It was the first major sporting event that we have been to as a family in a long time. I will treasure the memory of the game for a long time to come. It was one of the first times that I felt like we were acting like a family. It seems funny to say that since we have been "acting" as a family for so long. I think the difference comes in the heart. We "act" like a family to get through the day or get through the holidays so that people around us don't see how tenuous our family is held together. I think many families "act." Modern life is fragile. We can barely hold ourselves together let alone a happy family.
So when do we stop "acting" and start being a family. For me it comes in enjoying to the fullest those little things about life. A funny day at the park, a good workout, or a night of passionate love. All these things are themselves whole new realms of experience that we can hold dear to our hearts. We just need to live in the moment of that event. God says to let tomorrow worry about itself. Seize today for God and for yourself. No one regrets anything more than those memories wasted or not fully enjoyed. Time will come when there aren't anymore memories to make in this world. Don't regret having wasted even a second that God gave you today.
