Sunsets remains us that everything has an ending.
(Picture by Lisa R.)

Wow 200! That means we wrap this year up in just a 165 days. I don’t know about you, but for me this year feels like it was turbo charged, I blinked and it was July. What have I learned from this year? That nothing remains the same. Friends change, people move on, life is a constant flux. Today we said goodbye to a co-worker who is moving on. I am excited for her, but sad at the same time because come Monday it will feel like something is missing. There is a part of me that wants her to stay, but only because I am use to her being there. It is human nature to get attached. We start to feel comfortable and settle in, and feel like we have been jarred out of dream when change happens. I am happy for my friend, and genuinely believe the environment she is going to is better suited for her talents and gifts. While I am sad to see her go, I am excited too because change brings about a new dynamic. Here’s a truth change is scary, and jarring, but that does not make it bad. Most times it’s necessary and can be enjoyable if we just allow the process to flow. Today it hit me, there is a time for everything to begin and end. Today was the end of something, but tomorrow starts something new.

“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

So what am I thankful for today? A good ending.