Lots and lots of changes! Let's see.... Husband got an amazing promotion at work. SO proud of him! The only catch is that we had to move to Texas! Boooo.... and yay!
Boo because I made some amazing friends when I lived in Missouri. I was 1/4 day's drive from family. I was happy and satisfied with my life. But that is not what life is about. More of that in a minute.
Yay because I like it here, so far. Yay because God has blessed us in ways I could have never expected or hoped to ask for. Yay because there are cows a block from my house! Cows, y'all........ Cows. Yay because it's beautiful here!
It really is a great opportunity for Husband. He's doing quite well in his new position and I'm so proud of the man I married that I could just about burst into a big, sparkly, confetti mess! Thing 1 is going through the pre-teen-I'm-already-an-emotional-basketcase-and-you-just-turned-my-life-upside-down-but-this-is-still-pretty-amazing-and-I-like-it-here phase. Whew! That's quite a phase. We're taking it one day at a time with her. Things 2 and 3 just amaze me with their resiliance. Everything seems to just roll right off their shoulders. They miss Ohio family. They miss Missouri friends. But they like it here. They're happy. All 3 Things are thriving! They finished the school year with all A's in every subject. So proud of them! Overall, life is pretty good.
Speaking of life... I said that being happy and satisfied are not what life is about. To be honest, I still don't know what life IS about, but I know more about what life is NOT about....
It's not about being comfortable and letting challenges and opportunities just pass you by while you have BBQs and game nights and walk across the street for nice visits with sweet neighbors. Those things make our lives nicer, sweeter, richer, but they aren't what life is ALL about. It's not about falling into a pattern. It's not about keeping things the same because you don't want to rock the boat. (For the record, I've only been on a real boat, like, twice. They were big enough and slow enough that I just felt like I was on one of those people-movers at the airport. Nevertheless...) It seems like a scary, not-so-good thing to "rock the boat." But what if the boat is in a series of vehicles, trying to get you to your destination? And what if you have to jump from vehicle to vehicle to get where you need to go? And what if, if you DON'T jump, you will pass by your next vehicle? And what if that next vehicle was going to be an amazing and wonderful ride?
As scary as some things are, I think it's even more scary to NOT do those things, than to do them - live through them and grow in them and be a better person and know yourself better because of them.
Okay, that was WAY deep, but these are the things I reflect on when life gets... tricky. Now that I've rediscovered my dusty old blog, I will clear away the cobwebs and try to do better at keeping up with y'all.
And for the record, throughout my life I have often said y'all. I didn't need the excuse of living in Texas to whip that world out whenever I want.... just sayin'.
Be happy, friends. God is good!
