Change

Drinking coffee with Brody on the front porch

Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.  ~Pauline R. Kezer

Change is the theme this week with our family.  Change is not always fun...in fact this week it's frustrating.  I'm missing my morning time with Brody.  Just looking at his sleepy face in the picture above holding his coffee cup makes me a little emotional.  Brody is missing his morning time with me too.  Before we left the house this morning he said, "I sick.  I just stay home with you today."  I put my brave face on with a big smile and told him what a great day he was going to have.  Poor kid is stressed out.  Last night he was a nervous wreck, and it was not easy comforting him.  Brody learning how to deal and cope with change with a new school and daily routine is going to be difficult.  However hard the struggle is, this is going to be a wonderful change one day.  Change always brings amazing gifts to our lives, but it's almost impossible to see those gifts while we are in the present.  I accept change.  I choose to embrace change.  I seek out the good things about the change.  And I will cry and laugh during this new season in our lives!  

Fruit salad for Brody's lunch

I'm learning how to be creative with Brody's lunch.  Please share any tips on how to make a kid's lunch fun.  I need to figure out some different meals so that he does not have to eat the same thing every week.

Brody eating pancakes in the car

Brody asked for a fo-hawk this week.  So I'm trying to learn how to do it.  It's also challenging to learn how to get him ready in such a short time period.  He has a few medications to take in the morning, and I'm trying my best to get it all done quickly.  Today however, he decided he did not want to do a breathing treatment for his allergies.  **SIGH**   Besides missing him, getting Brody ready for the day is the hardest change.

Redbud is bumper to bumper on both sides in the morning.

I'm also learning which way is the quickest route to Brody's school.  There are three ways to get to his school, but all three ways have us passing by other schools with their traffic.  We've been leaving 30 minutes before school starts to get there on time.  This means breakfast in the car for Brody.  He is not hungry when he first gets up so it's meals on the go for him.  

My new mop

My daily life routine was shattered when Brody started Kindergarten.  My personal change is having to create a new schedule for myself.  I'm going to create some new goals this week.  I'm one of those people who have to be working towards something.  I'm not sure what this something will be yet, but I'll blog about it when I do.   The one thing I do know is I will create a new cleaning schedule for our house.  


It's going to take some time to figure out how to deal with our new life changes.  It's ok to learn how to cope with change one day at a time.  The important thing is to keep rolling on the wheel of change whether you're on top or at the bottom!