In My Write Mind

It was great seeing you both the other day. It always is. Isn’t it amazing how we can not see one another for months on end (I think the last time was at Kim’s house for the 4th of July), and then come together and act as if we’ve spoken everyday since?

I love that about our friendship — that rhythm it has. The three of us — El, Kim and Will — fall into step without hesitation, like an old school singing group.

It felt great to be there with you both and your families … just relaxing. Enjoying one another.

That night brought back so many memories. Took me back to a time when life was truly simple — when all we had to worry about was who was going to drive where and who would crack the funniest joke. Back to a time when gas was less than a dollar and penny candies lived up to their name.

When we were the toast of Queens …

Do you remember?

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The day after giving thanks, after eating and spending time with loved ones, after traveling near and far, after football games and parades and the rest … it hit me.

I have so much for which to be thankful. Things I tend to take for granted, things that are mine, and that mean a lot.

But no more. Days like yesterday remind me of it all. I’m thankful for it all.

What, you say? Thought you’d never ask … LOL

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Those words are a message to us all, one that forces us to reach back for that something extra when circumstances and situations threaten to run us over, when it seems that we’re at our wit’s end.

Just take a look.

That’s all that’s being asked of us. Whether it be around us or behind us. Definitely ahead of us. Just make sure we’re aware. Make sure we look at the important things, such as how wonderfully we’re made, even with our flaws. How much those we love mean to us, making sure that, after we take a look at them — seeing what God has done — we love them just a little bit more.

Those words, “Look what God has done …,” can well describe our feelings regarding life and our thankfulness for that gift. It also describes what should be our thankfulness for the planning, the dedication, the detail, the prayer that has come to fruition in the form of a spectacular stage play that celebrates life, love and hope. That forces us to take a look at what God has done.

Indeed, those five words will lead us, if we look, to three words that we’ve undoubtedly celebrated at some point in our lives and would do well to celebrate now, whenever we get the chance.

These three words? “The Color Purple.“

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