Congratulations to Brian and Erica who got married today… the wedding was beautiful and the reception was awesome. long. but awesome nonetheless..

just attending something like this lets you know that life isn’t all struggle and hardship.. there are little glimpses of hope and happiness that are scattered throughout life that keep you going..

life is like golf…

you swing and you miss and you whiff and you get frustrated.. but that one nice, straight, and awesome shot makes the other 5 hours of misery seem worth it..

marriage.. graduation.. baptisms.. or just hanging out and laughing with friends.. these are just a blip in the grand scheme of things.. but it makes your life seem worth living..

the hardships aren’t just there just because that’s who life is supposed to be.. they’re there to tell you that there are greater things in life.. that there are better times that await those who are patient and who stick with it.. 

just as you wouldn’t appreciate a good golf shot if all of your shots were good.. you wouldn’t appreciate the good times in life.. those short but sweet moments.. unless you had the bad days, moments, and experiences to compare them to..

so cheers to Brian and Erica. this day was special and was uplifting and reassuring that life is not all gloom and doom.. and that there are rays of sunshine that peek through the grey clouds of life sometimes that make life livable.. as fleeting as those moments may be..