Christmas 2012

Another Christmas has come and gone once again. It feels like it was just yesterday that Jordan and I were looking forward to being off work together for 5 days…but in reality, that was about seven days ago and we are back to work once again! I would say “back in the normal swing of things”, but life is far from “normal”. As we are waiting for paperwork to be completed for our new house, Jordan and I have been “homeless”for 11 days now. With two trailers and a garage full of our stuff, two vehicles packed with 4 suitcases of clothes and shoes and shower necessities, and a dog, moving from place to place every few nights, it is safe to say we are tired, frustrated, and ready to be in OUR HOUSE! We are, however, so thankful for friends, family, and the timeshare in Canyon Lake for housing us (and our stuff) over this “in between” period.

Our living situation at this time is not normal, but I would also venture to say there was nothing “normal” about this holiday season. As many things have and are changing, we tried to make the holiday season “normal”, but it just wasn’t the same. I know most things never will be the same, but at what point does something new become “normal”? Or does it ever?

Families change, traditions change, people change, and people grow                                                 

Days go by and life goes on, hold on tight, because quickly it goes                                                               

Sometimes it’s fair and sometimes it’s not           

Just remember to be happy for what you've got.                                                                             

Above all and throughout all change, I must remember to treat others the way I would like to be treated, even when it’s hard. As other things continue to change, I try to remind myself that life isn’t always “fair” and may never again be “normal” as we once knew it to be. I must learn to be content in whatever circumstance I am in and remember that change is part of God’s plan. There's always comfort to be found in the scriptures, and for He, who never changes, I am thankful!

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8