living in the moment

On Tuesday night I took our oldest two boys with me over to Prince of Wales Island to the town of Hollis. The father of a friend of mine passed away, so we went to the memorial service. It was a three hour ferry ride and I was a little nervous about taking the two boys, but am so glad I did. It was a celebration of a man's life that had an amazing impact on his four sons and their friends. I left feeling completely inspired. The legacy of being a good, strong, Godly father was so evident in his son's lives that it made me want to be that to my sons. I appreciated the fact that all of his sons could see the significant contrabution their dad had made in their lives. It was nice to see and hear younger men giving honor to and recognizing their fathers effort to encourage them and support them - all in different ways. The other thing I will take away from this trip is the power of living in the moment. Where ever I am and what ever I am doing to do it as best i can in that very moment. No more thinking about it or planning for it or dreaming about it, but to just do it in that very moment.