The beauty of life is this: there is a reason for everything.
(Picture by Lisa R.)

Still house hunting. Today the Realtor sent properties for me to look at and decide which I want to see. Did I mention, she’s really good? I have yet to walk into a house and say, “Eeewww, I hate this.” Today as I was perusing the pictures that were sent (again I like everything, perhaps I need higher standards), I started to think about what I was looking for, and why I was looking for it. I love the community that I live in. I love the house, the neighborhood, I even on certain occasions like the neighbors :). But moving is a necessity right now because my mom was finally blessed with a job (YAY), but it is a little bit of a drive from where we live now. My brother also works in that area so moving will only inconvenience, me. It dawned on me that I have changed a lot, I use to hate being inconvenienced. No, that’s not it…I hated change.  Lately, as I am getting older, I understand that change is not a necessary evil, it’s just necessary. Can you imagine being 10 years old, FOREVER?! Or if at thirty we had the same thoughts, principals, and goals as when we were 5 (although ballerina firefighter, is still a goal 🙂 ). What would life look like now? All growth whether it be for the good or the bad requires the “growee” to change (yup made a new word). As I sit in the room that I love I realize I won’t be here for much longer, and while there is a certain amount of sadness at that thought. There is joy because we are moving forward and walking toward our goals. We are growing…UP.

“When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things” (1 Corinthians 13:11).

So what am I thankful for today? Growth and good change.