CARPADM

jason and i saw this on a license plate several years ago and agreed on how clever it was (carpe diem - get it?). truth be told, the last time we purchased license plates we remembered it and were tempted to steal the idea. but alas . . . the expense was deemed unnecessary (by ONE of us) and we settled for the slightly less popular "752-EYZ".

as our family (that sounds so weird) finds itself in a very strange and uncomfortable season of transition, jason and i are doing our best to be mindful of the importance of seizing each day . . .regardless of the circumstances that may be swirling around us.

jason just spoke this past sunday at the church i grew up in and built his message around an incredible quote:

Let each of us examine his thoughts; he will find them wholly concerned with the past or the future. We almost never think of the present, and if we do think of it, it is only to see what light it throws on our plans for the future. The present is never our end. The past and the present are our means, the future alone our end. Thus we never actually live, but hope to live, and since we are always planning to be happy, it is inevitable that we should never be so.

-Blaise Pascal
Pensees

it isn't always easy to stop "planning to be happy". I do, however, find it quite easy to be caught living unaware of the priceless moments that make up each day . . .right now . . .

so here's to working on it. no matter how uncertain the future may seem, our lives are about what we do and who we love today. may we not allow the past or the future to rob us of the incredible moments of right now.

here are a few i was fortunate enough to notice . . .

sophi turns 6 months old



















napping in the shade










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cheering for the detroit tigers














enjoying eachother's company