This time of the year is filled with people rushing from one event to another. Graduations, weddings and the Memorial Day holiday seem to yank at us like stiff winds on a kite. We hold on tight, bending with every new gust trying to pull us off the path we think we should travel, and yet, sometimes it is the side trips of life that are the most important.

These are joyful days, but time seems more fleeting when one warm spring day blends into another and then another so easily. If we’re not careful, we lose sight of the importance of each moment. Blessings sometimes come quietly and are easy to overlook in the madness accompanying our rush to get everything done.

I am pausing in the fury to:

Take some time for yourself and do something extra special for someone you love. I promise you won’t regret it.