A lot has happened in a year...

One Year.
52 Weeks.
365 days.
A year.

Time has passed so very quickly.  Last year at this time, I was afraid to drive back home in the dark because of the winding roads.  Last night I whipped around the roads to get home without much thought of the dark, the turns or twists in the road.  I have changed. I've become comfortable with where I live.

Last year at this time, Lyn and I were discussing termite damage.  The work involved in getting it fixed, how best to do that work, trying to find concrete forms big enough to support the wood beams.  This year with our foundation secure we are going to get to work on staining the front of our house.  Thinking about the logistics of what is needed to happen to make the process go smoothly.  The house has changed.

Last year I had two daughters in Wisconsin, one in Illinois, and one in Missouri.  This year I have one daughter in Wisconsin, one in Arizona, one in Colorado and one in Missouri.  My heart hurts at the distance that is between us, so grateful for a car to travel in, and finding low airline rates.  Grateful that we have a daughter close to us.  Our travel plans have changed.

Last year I had 3 grandsons.  This year I have 3 grandsons, a granddaughter and a grandson on the way.  My heart has changed.  It has expanded, grown because of goodnight hugs, soft I love you's, chubby little hands and gas filled smiles that wrap themselves around my heart that is now so filled with love that sometimes I feel like it is going to burst.

Last year, we were starting Lyn's business.  A lot of praying, a lot of talking, a lot of planning, a lot of calling on agents to form relationships so that they would trust us to do a home inspection.  Lyn is on his fourth home inspection of the year and we are beginning to see our dream of giving become a reality. Our life has changed.

Change seems to come in all different ways.  It can arrive suddenly with a phone call, or so slowly that over time you wonder if it wasn't always this way. Change can be a cause for celebration, laughter and dancing!  Some change is very difficult and there is the question if the situation will ever be different, sometimes when there is pain involved to make the change happen I wonder if it is worth it. 

I am thankful that in all the change there is a constant.  God hasn't changed.  I know who I believe in and I can trust Him.  There are a lot of things I know, even more that I don't, but this one thing I am persuaded is true.  God knows.  God has it. I may not know what change is around the corner, but I know the one who does.