These Are the Moments

I remember this day so clearly.  My 17-year-old grand daughter was going on a walk with me and a walk it was.  She has much more energy and I was getting tired.  I didn't care though.  It was a precious moment.  I was making a memory that meant so much more than my tired joints and muscles.  My family means the world to me and I thank God for them every single day. 

THESE ARE THE MOMENTS

These are the moments I live for today

Making memories with my family, watching the boys play. 

Taking walks with my granddaughter as tired as I may be

These are the moments I remember happily. 

Time carries on as we work and live our lives each day. 

Being miles away from our loved ones where are hearts long to stay. 

But even though these times are few and far between

These are the moments that mean the most to me. 

In the hectic rush we live in and the politics we see.

My family still stays in my heart where they will always be. 

I will never take for granted the time we spend together

Every  conversation, every activity  and  encounter. 

I hold them close to my heart each day that I live and breath. 

These moments will be with me into eternity. 

These are the moments, the days I treasure most. 

My grandsons fishing with Grandpa out on a boat

My granddaughter having coffee, making silly videos imitating me

She may not realize how much I cherish each of these so deeply. 

The times we watched Dora and the Mario Brothers movie

To the Legos adventures they describe so eloquently

But God didn't stop there, He gave me a bonus I didn't expect

Two more grand kids that have embraced us since the day we met. 

They have made our family complete in ways beyond compare 

God has blessed our family and answered our many prayers. 

I love these precious children who will never leave my heart. 

They indeed in so many ways leave their mark.

The messages they send just letting us know they care

These are the moments I will always treasure. 

©️ 2024 Sandra C. Johnson