fullness.

the moments that play on repeat in your heart - are they the ones you'd expect to be there?

Do you notice that the big moments - whether it is a beginning (dating, marriage, new house, etc.) or an ending (prom, graduation, retirement, etc.) - are surrounded with expectations? I used to think that these big life moments would be the ones that'd move me, change me, or be the "one day I wish I could relive."

Lately, I've been replaying the under the radar stuff. 

because gratitude lives in the small and

expectations always seem to lie in the large.

like seeing my sister hold her daughter for the first time -

or watching my Dad eat breakfast with his golfing buddies

and photographing my friend & roomate on the porch of her dream #lovelansing house.

like baptisms at Riverview

or "meet you halfway" dinners with Detroit friends

and underwater cameras and bartending with the cousins.

like phone conversations with my twin

or St.Patty's day celebrations just because

and 8 mile rivertrail runs after work on Fridays.

like adrenaline seeking with Mark on trips to the UP

or giggles & storytime with the best three Burley girls

and denim couch chats with Katie & baby Graham.

like Claddaugh's laughter fits with Dilyn

or Justin Beiber singing - empty movie theatre singing with Katie

and live music with Johnny Pomeroy & the HOSA crew.

like hilly San Francisco jogs

or fresh seafood and patio seating with Aunts and Uncles

and coffee mugs and wedding planning in Seattle.

these moments

i love.

these moments

are sacred. 

gratitude lives in history and makes room for hope in future.