By CATHY ERICKSON
It’s mid January now and the hustle and bustle have come to a grinding halt. As I look back over the past weeks, it sometimes feels like a haze lies over my memories so that I can’t quite get a clear picture of what happened. I really tried to make each minute count and to savor every moment, but somehow it was like a car speeding by me on a dark night. It was so fast I couldn’t even take a picture.
We celebrated our 40th anniversary in December and our son-in-law produced a wonderful slide show for us. As I sat to preview it, all the times of our lives flashed in front of me and I cried, just like a baby. They brought back such sweet memories of our days together and our family growing up. I realized getting older just gives you more significant moments to savor, each one a treasure.
Yes, God has given us a treasure box of memories and each time we choose to pick one up and admire it we are right back there in the moment. So even though the holidays seem like a blur in time, we will remember each treasure we experienced.
If you are feeling a little “January Depression,” thank God for the memories you have had in the past and will share in the future. If they make you cry a little, it is the best cry ever. Go and make some memories in 2011!
