One Perfect Moment

Have you ever experienced one of those moments....a perfect moment?

I was driving into town the other morning, where the highway is at the highest point in the town, looking over the town and the river in the distance. It was very cool, and it appeared that a huge cloud was sitting on top of the river. I could see the tops of the billowy white cloud, and thought that you would usually have to be in an airplane to see this. I wanted to pull over and get out, enjoy the moment, breathe in the crisp morning air. It was inspiring, but only lasted a few seconds, as the road descended towards my corner, and the view disappeared.

Sigh

For that few fleeting seconds, time stopped and all the problems of life were gone. It made me think of the past few hectic days after I got home.

On one of those days we had all gone to the mall to shop for school clothes. Four boys, ages 10,12,15,and 16 and two soon-to-be-weary parents. We went from shop to shop. This is too big....this is the wrong color....those shoes won't look cool enough.... Luckily, we ate in the food court where there was enough variety in a small area to please everyone. Refreshed, we continued. If we were on the top floor on the south end, then the store we were looking for was on the lower level in the north end. As soon as we would leave one store, someone would decide that the clothes we looked at there were just what was needed after all, and back we would go.

If not for the miracle of technology, we would have all been separated for good. Instant messaging on the cell phones actually came in handy. Eventually, all were tired, grumpy, and ready to go home. (Yes, the kids felt that way too)

Getting home after a long day and a lot of money, we were ready to collapse....but then the kids all found new energy some how and an instant fashion show appeared. Clothes were on and off, and modeled proudly. After the exhausting day, we were treated to our perfect moment... seeing the happy and excited faces of those that we thought would never be returning to school. We smiled, admired the clothes, and collapsed, satisfied that the long hours we had worked to make this day possible were perhaps a little bit appreciated after all.

One perfect moment.