Beautiful words.

June 3, 2021

Day 1,681

Hobbit: "I didn't think it would end this way."

Gandalf: "End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path...one that we all must take. The gray rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it." 

Hobbit: "What? Gandalf? See what?"

Gandalf: "White shores...and beyond...a far green country under a swift sunrise."

Hobbit: "Well...that isn't so bad."

Gandalf: "No. No, it isn't."

     

     Thankful for beautiful words. Thankful for The Lord of the Rings movies. Thankful for a summer storm. Thankful for the feeling that tomorrow is Friday. And then the weekend. And then only another week more until I am home for the summer with the loves of my life. Thankful for time to be quiet and still. Thankful for hot tea and time to think. Thankful for time to write. Thankful that somewhere, deep inside, there are beautiful words in me waiting to come out. Thankful for the waiting times. Thankful for J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Thankful for powerful words and stories to read in the waiting time. Thankful for words of love from Matt. They come in text message form, but that doesn't make those words any less meaningful. Words hold power. The format doesn't change the value of words spoken. Thankful for time to be silly with my kids. Thankful for time to sleep.