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I Want To Remember

When I get to the end and look back on my life, I want to remember mom’s banana pudding. 

I want to remember how I felt when the water hit my head as words of life were spoken over me.

I want to remember the smell of campfires in Northern Wisconsin, coffee brewing before the sun rose, and fresh cinnamon rolls at the local bakery.

I want to remember sipping Old Fashioneds with Aaron, the time Trevor and I got lost in Germany, and how my dad would say “Firetruck” and “Washington.” 

I want to remember the sound of the ocean waves hitting the shore, our trip to Cancun, and playing cops and robbers with my brother in the mornings before we’d go off to school.

I want to remember the feel of a basketball, Sarah’s hand in mine, and our dog pressed between us as we slept.

I want to remember when I saw our son for the first time and how it felt when his whole hand wrapped around one of my fingers.

I want to remember being loved and seen.

I want to remember Sundays at church, Michigan summers, and Christmases in Florida.

I want to remember what it was like to be 5 and free, full of faith and wonder.

And when I get to the end of my life, I want to exhale and give thanks as I am welcomed home.

Your Turn

When I get to the end and look back on my life, I want to remember _____________________.

I want to remember how I felt when  _____________________.

I want to remember the smell of  _____________________,  _____________________, and  _____________________.

I want to remember the taste  _____________________, the time  _____________________, and how  _____________________.

I want to remember the sound of  _____________________,  _____________________, and  _____________________.

I want to remember the feel  _____________________,  _____________________, and  _____________________.

I want to remember when I saw  _____________________

I want to remember being  _____________________ and  _____________________.

I want to remember  _____________________,  _____________________, and  _____________________.

I want to remember what it was like to be  _____________________.

And when I get to the end of my life, I want to  _____________________.

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