I'll give you the moon

George Bailey, in It's a wonderful life promised the moon to his sweetheart as he professed his undying love. My wife is currently in Nigeria making preparations for her mother's funeral. It's been a whirlwind week of activities since we first learned of her passing away on Saturday April 22, 2008. A few nights ago, I stood outside my house quietly contemplating all that I need to do in preparation for my trip to Nigeria on Tuesday next week. Then I noticed the bright, full moon in the sky. It made me realize how small we really are in the grand scheme of creation. As I contemplated the moon I was awestruck at the fact that God, having created such amazing wonders would consider us the greatest work of His creative process. In that moment, I felt grateful to be alive and to realize that I'm a truly blessed man.

It occurred to me that moments of such great epiphanies are few and far between (at least in my life) and so I wanted to "build a monument" to the memory of that moment (kind of like saving a piece of the Berlin Wall). By the way I have a dear friend who actually has a piece of the Berlin Wall... I'm sorry, I digress. Back to my moment of epiphany... I wanted to capture the moment and couldn't think of a better way than to try and grab the moon and save it as a gift for my wife. The beauty of the moment was completely spoiled by having a digital camera with a ridiculously low zoom capacity, and so all you get is this picture that looks as if I'm trying to take a speck off a black cloth. You're just going to have to believe me when I tell you that it really is a picture of me reaching for the moon.

I hope your weekend is not as frenzied as mine is shaping up to be. Whatever the case, have a great weekend and I'll see you next week.