Seeds of Change

Things are chaniging. Everywhere. Some of those changes are freeing, exhillerating, and scary. Others are sad and tragic. But change happens whether we want it to, or not.

This past weekend we traveled to South Dakota to visit Grandma. Grandma is actually Sparky's Grandma, but I love her too, so I get to claim her. It's my right for staying married to him this long. lol. Grandma just lost Grandpa. She's sad, oh so, so sad, and she's grieving. I'm hoping that just being with her made her realize that she truly isn't alone. That even though we can't be with her all the time we keep her close in our hearts, and we love her, and miss her. I know it's not enough to fill the void that Grandpa left. They've loved eachother for a lifetime. After 69 years and 50 weeks of marriage, Grandpa said good bye. We're sad. But Grandma feels the loss in a much, much deeper way. We love you Grandma. Sometimes change breaks your heart.

Sparky's aunt J has cancer. Cancer is a beast. I hate cancer. It takes life and breath from loved ones much, much too often. J's has returned, or perhaps it never left, and we can only pray. Pray that God will be kind in her fight. Whatever He decides. Change. Sometimes it just sucks.

Grandma got a new neighbor at her assisted living facility. The new neighbor is a nun. Which means, gasp, that she's Catholic. Now, to you and I this may not seem a major defining factor of her life, or her character, but to Grandma it's foreign and it's frightening. So, now Grandma's biggest fear is the "the nun" will try to convert her. Sometimes change can make you laugh.

Sparky is looking for a new job. I think I've mentioned that before. lol. Well, he has an offer on the table. North. Far North of where we are. WAAAAAY. North. We're talking Alaska people. Sparky has yet to accept the position as he's waiting to hear on another job to the West. Wyoming. This is THE job he's been waiting for. However, he doesn't know if he'll be offered the position, and let's face it, you just can't put all your eggs in one basket. So, we wait. And make a Plan B. Change. Sometimes it's exhillerating.

My younger brother, okay, my baby brother turns 30 next month. Uff da. I'm old. So his girlfriend is throwing him a party. I'm hoping we'll be able to attend. But only time will tell, and since it's quite a distance that seperates us, we'll truly just have to wait and see. Change. Sometimes it's inevitable.

Change. It can be a lot of things. So tell me, what's changing in your world?