Every life has those key moments. Some are happy, some are sad.
All of them shape who you are.
Today, I'm thankful for each of those moments, even the sad ones, because they've taught me a powerful lesson in life: That our time upon this planet is short, and seizing the moment, enjoying life to the fullest, is one of the gifts our Creator has bestowed upon us.
Those moments helped me get over my reluctance to move out of my comfort zone, where I had a home, a portion of my life that extended over twelve years. But I drove south and made a new home in Iowa.
Those moments helped me ask a beautiful woman out on a date. In my solitary existence, I had the companionship of pets, and a schedule that was all mine, to eat, sleep, and exercise when I wished. I stepped outside that comfort zone to know love and companionship.
Those moments helped me speak with another man about how I loved his daughter and wanted to spend the rest of my life with her, and ask for his blessing.
Those moments helped me take that beautiful woman on an unusual date involving a helicopter ride, at the conclusion of which, I got down on one knee and asked her to be my wife.
Those moments led me to today, when she will become my wife, and I her husband, in front of family and friends.
Thank you, God, for all those moments.
