I have been watching the odometer creep upwards on our trusty Honda Pilot for the last several months. As it got closer and closer to 100,000 miles, I was really looking forward to seeing the odometer turn to that magic number. (Of course, with the new-fangled LED read-out, it’s not quite as exciting as seeing the numbers slowly rolling forward… but you get the picture.)

The last fill-up of the tank, I realized that the moment would happen soon. Like maybe even on that tank of gas! And it did — somewhere on the Beltway going from one place to another. The problem was, I didn’t notice it had gone over 100,000 until about 12 miles later.

I remarked to my friend that it was kinda like life. We look forward to these sentinel events… and then POOF! They are done and gone and we hardly realize it! And the worst part is that there is no guarantee that we will see the next one.

So whatever marker you pass this next week, take a moment to celebrate it… and be grateful for the opportunity to experience another moment of grace.