Now we are headed into Fort Worth, where Uncle Mike had been a civil engineer for many years. As we sit discussing Bible study, my aunt and uncle are describing how their lives and marriage have been shaped by it. They encourage us to continue on in our studies. And then he\u2019s pointing out the kids running through the water fountain, all the joy flowing out of them, it\u2019s significant because he\u2019s lost roughly 50% of his vision at this point. It\u2019s all happening so fast, now my husband is running through the fountain fully-clothed to see if he can do it without getting wet. We are all laughing, a respite from the reality.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s May 9, 2015. Uncle Mike has traveled to his heavenly home. We were just with him; he was still living life to the fullest. He was still sharing his faith with everyone from complete strangers to his own family, just as he always had. He was still daring people to seize the moment, run through the fountain, eat the barbeque, and notice the beauty around us.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s July 2017, we\u2019ve had a hard week. My mother-in-law has gone home to heaven after a very long health struggle. We\u2019ve been planning a funeral, picking out a plot.\u00a0 It\u2019s been hard on all of us, especially our daughter who just turned two. We are sitting outside taking a few hours of rest before family starts coming into town for the funeral. The 2-year-old has gotten ahold of the hose, she\u2019s spinning around in circles spraying water, laughter everywhere. Suddenly her dad is chasing her, trying to get the house, and it\u2019s life-giving water flowing from that hose. I think of Uncle Mike.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s May 2018, it\u2019s been three years and we continue to reflect on the profound impact that trip and time with my uncle have left on our lives. Are we boldly taking every opportunity to share the love of Christ with those around us? Are we taking our walk with Christ seriously?<\/p>\n
Are we living in the moment, enjoying the beauty of it, despite the circumstances?\u00a0<\/em> This summer, I\u2019m<\/em> determined to put down my insecurity and run through the fountains with my 3- year-old daughter. Uncle Mike would have liked that.<\/p>\n
\nAre we making the most of the time we have and not taking ourselves too seriously?<\/em>
\nAre we taking every opportunity to run through the fountain laughing with the kids?<\/em><\/p>\n
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Cate\u00a0Augello is a wife and a mom who lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter. When she\u2019s not running through fountains in the summer, she\u2019s trying to dry out from sledding and snow angel making in the winter. \u00a0She occasionally writes at