My word for 2018 is focus, which requires paying attention to the moment – the now. So, this year, I’ll be taking note of experiences I may have missed, without focus. Many may seem to be BGO’s (blinding glimpses of the obvious), but hey, I might have missed them.

Here’s this week of NOWS:

a bishop leading us in a Beatles sing-a-long from the pulpit;

the gift of being trusted;

listening the birds singing in the morning;;

witnessing new lavender plants beginning to grow;

the scent of roses grown with love;

a gentle celebration of the 645th anniversary of Julian of Norwich’s Showings;

the delight of a small child ‘directing’ re-routed traffic (from a very safe distance);

how contageous a glimmer of hope can be;

watching a squirrel climb back up a tree, with an acorn in its mouth;

that first bite of the first vidalia pie of the season; and

the moment I realized I’m genuinely not dreading The First Mother’s Day. I’m grateFULL.

What NOWS did you experience this week?