Isn’t it hard to live in the present?  There is so much that follows us from the past, and there is so much to look forward to.  The air that surrounds us in the moment seems to escape us with all that we carry in our minds.

In a new relationship, it can be incredibly challenging to not get ahead of yourself.  To dream about travels, commitment, children, retirement.   Despite knowing that there will be storms, and that we’ll fall short, and that this earthly journey will literally end, there really is so much good on the horizon.  It’s certainly not bad to dream or to plan for the future – in fact it’s necessary, but what about today?  If we are always looking ahead, today will always be lost, and we can’t get it back.

This final song from “Reach For Me” is called “Not Yet.”  I wrote it especially for Adam, my love, but I know you’ll relate in some way.  I’m so grateful to have this person in my life today and I’m so excited for all that might be in store, but not yet.  “The only truth that we know is the moment that we hold.”

NOT YET

Can’t wait to see you tomorrow
To laugh with you next week
Can’t wait to pack a bag
Look back on all we’ve had
Can’t imagine what we’ll see

Can’t wait to make a plan
Look in your eyes, take your hands
I can’t wait til then
But not yet
Not yet

Can’t wait to write our story
To make right when I am wrong
Try out a melody
Embrace your harmony
Til the dream becomes our song

Can’t wait to hear it play
By your side, all the way
I can’t wait til then
But not yet

The only truth we know
Is the moment that we hold
O! I can’t wait until that day
But not yet
Not yet

Can’t wait to count little fingers
Adore little toes
Compose a lullaby
Count all the reasons why
This is the life that God intended

Can’t wait to watch them grow
To watch them go
But not yet
Not yet
Not yet