Life is lived in the seemingly mundane moments.

"August rushes by like desert rainfall,
A flood of frenzied upheaval,
Expected,
But still catching me unprepared.
Like a matchflame
Bursting on the scene,
Heat and haze of crimson sunsets.
Like a dream
Of moon and dark barely recalled,
A moment,
Shadows caught in a blink.
Like a quick kiss;
One wishes for more
But it suddenly turns to leave,
Dragging summer away."
-  Elizabeth Maua Taylor 

I am not ready for it to be August! I am well aware that the next few weeks will fly by way too quickly. We tend to mark time by big events and celebrations... birthdays, weddings, and such. But real life is in the mundane moments and what we miss the most when change occurs.

My oldest doesn't like change... she comes by it honestly. It's not my favorite thing either. But the only thing constant in life is change. 

It used to be when the younger two were little and the older two would head off to camp, we would have tears and wails of " I miss so and so". All to often I would think "what is it exactly do you miss... the fighting etc??" Tonight I realized yes I just might miss that in a couple of weeks.

I will miss the drives to get milk and stops for coffee. I will miss reminding Cody of a chore he said he would do. And yes I will even miss Rachel and Cody parenting their siblings even though I'm standing right there.   

My encouragement to you would be this... make the most of the seemingly mundane moments. Life is so much more than the big events. It's family dinners, devotions, and game night. It's cooking dinner together and talking on the way to ballet or soccer. 

Life really is what you make of it~ so make the most of it!