When?

I was talking with Kelly tonight about surfing, since we had just watched "Soul Surfer." (Excellent movie, by the way!) Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted to learn to surf, but it never happened. The one year I lived in Santa Cruz, I was broke and had no wetsuit. Turns out, Kelly wants to learn to surf, too. Can't you just see it? Kelly would make such a sweet surfer girl.

The other activity I wanted to try since I first saw it in the Columbia River Gorge is windsurfing. I believe the Columbia River Gorge is one of the most magnificent places on the planet, and when I go there as I have several times since first setting eyes upon this lovely place, I feel like I've just returned home. I will never forget driving along the river through the gorge one night when there was a full moon, and seeing the moon reflected on the water with the thousands of amazing trees and the breathtaking landscape...well, my heart and soul just about burst out of my body. I had to stop and give thanks to God for such stunning beauty. When I saw windsurfing on the river in the day time, I was so awed and captivated by another of God's creations...people! Men and women who were amazingly strong, who had invented this entertaining way of using the wind and the surfboard to make magic on the water. I was hooked. I would have gone and rented everything I needed and tried it right then if I could have.

Now I'm thinking time is passing by so fast and I wonder, when? When or if, I guess I should say. So many of life's joys that I have yet to try. (sigh) However, I realize that I have been so blessed in my life that I dare not complain. There are wonders in my life yet to experience, I suspect. And this time, I won't pass them by thinking, "Tomorrow."