Moments in Life

I have realized this several times in my life, but more and more as I get older; the little, special moments in life are what make all of the craziness and the sadness worth it. I want to be one of those people that choose a smile and happiness over my bad day. I want to choose hope and faith in God over whatever it is the world throws at me. This past 2 weeks have been hard for me. A friend lost her husband in war, she is the same age as me, same ages of children, and my heart breaks for her. I had a wonderful and awful weekend with my family. We celebrated a beautiful union between 2 people, but all at the same time, old wounds were made fresh and new ones were created, one's that will not heal easily. Then, all of this, and a massacre happens within miles of us and changes the lives of hundreds of people. Life is precious and the moments are so important. They make the pain worth it. I still wait for the day that there is no pain, but for now, I just pray that some good comes of it.