As the years have passed, I've realized the way I like to celebrate my birthday has also changed. My list of material things has grown smaller and my list of memory makers has grown larger. Year 47 of my life has started out with the right ingredients for making special memories. Here is the recipe:
*An early morning singing phone call from a five-year-old; my friend's daughter
*The men in my life, my husband and sons, scurrying around the kitchen to make me breakfast
*Heart shaped scrambled eggs (that takes talent)
*Home-made cards
*A clean house, which was the only thing I requested
*Birthday cards in the mail
*Birthday wishes from on line communications
*Dinner with dear friends
Mix this all together and allow it to unfold over twelve hours. The results; a perfect day because it had all the right ingredients.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Did You Say "Change?"
Two weddings, three deaths, and a baby shower can summarize this past month in my life. No, these events did not take place in my family, but in my family of friends. Though all different experiences, they all have one thing in common--change.I have heard that word more in the last few weeks than I have in a long time.
However, for the Perkins' household, "change" has become the new "normal". Almost everything people look to for stability in their lives has changed in ours. I'm not saying they are all bad, but definitely different.
Early in life I knew change was not something I enjoyed or gravitated toward. On my 13th birthday, my Mom found me sitting outside crying. Why? Because I didn't want to change into a teenager.
With a year of big transitions coming to an end in my life, here are a few lessons I have learned.
1. Change doesn't happen over night.
2. It requires letting go of something to move forward.
3. Change can bring tears of joy and/or sadness.
4. I don't always end up where I'm headed.
5. I have to draw closer to God to make the journey.
Number five gives me the most comfort, because if there happens to be a change in direction during the transitions that are happening in my life, I have to be close to God to know I'm headed in the right direction.
Life is forever changing, God is not. It's nice to know He remains constant.
However, for the Perkins' household, "change" has become the new "normal". Almost everything people look to for stability in their lives has changed in ours. I'm not saying they are all bad, but definitely different.
Early in life I knew change was not something I enjoyed or gravitated toward. On my 13th birthday, my Mom found me sitting outside crying. Why? Because I didn't want to change into a teenager.
With a year of big transitions coming to an end in my life, here are a few lessons I have learned.
1. Change doesn't happen over night.
2. It requires letting go of something to move forward.
3. Change can bring tears of joy and/or sadness.
4. I don't always end up where I'm headed.
5. I have to draw closer to God to make the journey.
Number five gives me the most comfort, because if there happens to be a change in direction during the transitions that are happening in my life, I have to be close to God to know I'm headed in the right direction.
Life is forever changing, God is not. It's nice to know He remains constant.
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