Holding Back The Camera

I once shared a lesson with my son about how sometimes in life it's just important to put our cameras down and soak in the moment. Make the memory in your mind and not saved on some computer drive. There's a long story involved with this lesson I learned that dates back to the late 1980's and Tom Selleck. Aaron has his own story about this life lesson that involves Pete Rose at Cooperstown three years ago.

As I prepared to make another blog entry tonight, I went to check my phone for any pics to download and realized I haven't taken any in the last few days. There were opportunities--good ones too. At last night's campfire there were family members saying their good-byes. Today we went out and visited a dear friend of Aaron's who hasn't been able to make it to church the last few weeks because of a hip fracture. The thought of grabbing a quick picture during both these special times did cross my mind. But I let the thought go.

Just soaking it in. More importantly, letting Aaron soak it in without having to stop and smile for a camera...especially while he's struggling to hold the tears back.