We had some of those moments .
The ones the momma’s heart wants to pause.
Marinate in, soak in, stay in.
Pace teases. Tempts. Tortures. Too fast. Unfolding lives and life. Growing up and out.
Speedy time moves, is spent, evaporates, dissolves. Shore bird stick leggy fast.
It goes mist steamy, up and out. It goes kite tail spinning heavenward, into the blue haze. In the fog of living, friendly fire takes down the good with misfires.
It goes forward , need for pause or reverse or rewind ignored. The mommas heart uses all available tools to record.
Rewinding the heart, rewinding the times of these lives. Rushing back when others are moving forward. Slow to proceed. Slow to catch up. Resting on words , phrases and memories that need me to pencil draw them on the memory, the mind. They plead, please jot down. They beg please take note of us.
A look, a glance, a phrase, not coming in the singular, but the plural. The multiples, the paired, the groups like flocks of birds. These moments and transactions of life.
Butterfly net swinging at dizzying speed, the mind sets out to capture the elusive. Capture the beauty on wing like Monarch migrating through. Trapping phrase, glance, tone. Netting the moment.
Living in family, where lives cross paths like crowded landing strips , take offs and landings , schedules , plans, zipping and jet-speeding out and in. One ill-timed flight pattern, then crash and flames.
Banter back and forth holds keys to life. No one notices. Only the mommas heart hears words like clues to future. Clues to the heart plans, holy grail important. Ignored and almost left for dead.
Slowing down offers hope. Preserving saves for later.
Resting in words of life saves some casualties. Recording gives life support to memory.
I rock these lives, slow like baby after nursing for nap. Slow and steady. Smell memory. Hold life.
Swinging hard, swinging fast the net of the heart. Crying out for a pause. Heart hoping for freeze-frame.
Easter new bring fragile eggshell time.
Easter new bring time in the shadow of His sacrifice.
Easter new bring nets of love in the celebration of His Resurrected Life.
Easter new restore.
Easter new, we thank you for it all, the end all, the be all, the He gave all, looking long in His wonderful face and receiving it all, with gratitude and grace.
wynnegraceappears
Counting gifts with Ann, at A Holy Experience dot com
*Easter planning in the details with a friend
*Steps forward, steps of growth with a son
*Having a sweet sweet comment in my inbox which I am wrapping my heart around with re-reading
*Lab puppies on the maybe horizon
*The end of some sports, the beginning of others
*Sisters
*Holy, Holy, Holy Week
*Glimpsing heirloom eggs at The Fresh Market, going to seek them out
*New Neighbors
*New growth coming back from last year, not expected, offering surprise
*A positive email from the school of the one who’s trying harder
elizabeth w. marshall 
I had to come over and see your lovely pics. I’m a tad jealous of your gorgeous beachy weather. Today was the first “spring” day we had and other than that we’ve had a lot of sleet, hail, snow and mud! 🙂 It’ll get better though I’m not complaining too loud. Nice to “meet” you.
Awwww, thanks for stopping in. Please come again, we’d love to have you any time. Its so nice to meet you too. God Bless You.
Oh, and Jessie I hope God showers you with sunshine and maybe even some warm weather this Holy Week, wherever you are– Blessings too on your Easter Day.