Superbowl. Big deal. My Vikings weren’t playing and even if they were, I’m not sure I would’ve given up yesterday’s events to watch the game; even the commercials. While Nathan was working at the local chalet at the ski-slopes, Kellie persuaded (or was that forced) Maddie and I to go skiing for the first time this year. Out on the snow blanketed hills, I taught Maddie all I knew about sking (which amounted to snowplowing and how to get up after you fall). She loved it. And because of that, I loved it. And because of that, Kellie loved it. And because of that, Nathan said, “I told you so.”
Zooming down the slopes diverted my musing from the past months to the present moment. All four of us, having fun together; and not thinking about our one who was not there. In those hours of frozen joy, I refreshed my commitment not to take the remainder of my family for granted. I fixed a short lens over my thoughts and saw Kellie, Maddie, Nathan and me for what we are; a family who enjoys hanging around each other and loves each other. We are all we got. And I’m not going to take another moment with them for granted.
Peace,
todd
Life Changing Links …
- Tribute Video played at Makenzie’s Celebration Service.
- Makenzie’s Celebration Service Online – Click Here
- “I Dance For You My King” (Video: Makenzie’s song by Anthony Celia)
- “Image of Grace” (Video: Song written and played by Nathan Stocker)
- “Makenzie Memories” (a blog by one of her best friends, Katie Davis)














