Changes

January seems to be the month for change. We start the new year with resolutions and goals of our own devising, but sometimes life forces other changes upon us. Some changes that have happened this week and this month so far:

-Truffle has been doing well on his diabetic cat diet of Fancy Feast at least three times a day, but he has been waking us up after only six hours of sleep because he is hungry. We've changed his diet to include a free-feeding bowl of high protein, dry food for overnight. Hopefully, his blood sugar levels will not change and he will adjust well. It's been like having a baby in the house again!

-The homeschooling boards over at The Well Trained Mind that I frequent have changed drastically this weekend. Some members are thrilled over the new format and others are trying to decide if it's worth the adjustment. I hope most decide to stay, it would be hard to see our little family of homeschool moms split up.

-What began as an additional website which I could send prospective students to has changed to a website I can send prospective employers to as well. An art teaching position at a local Christian school may be opening up and I've already spoken with the school and picked up an application. If there is indeed an opening, it would be for this fall. Shawn would be a senior and only a part-time homeschooler, hopefully taking classes at the Community College. This could be an answer to prayer, so please pray. We will soon have two kids in college and a second bread winner in the family would be a blessing.

-After much consideration, we left our church before Christmas. Not having a church family over the holidays was less than idea, but we felt led to leave and leave we did. We have now settled into a new home, same denomination (Christian and Missionary Alliance). Shawn seems to like the youth group, Julia has already volunteered to help with children's church, and Earle and I are feeling right at home. Church change can be such a disturbance in your life. The new pastor at the church we left was difficult to adjust to. The whole temperament of the church changed. Many, many people decided not to call it home anymore. Many of the elders have left as well and feel as though the decision to call this new pastor was not the right one. Time will tell what God has in mind.

With all this change to deal with my physical system has had a bit of a breakdown. Yesterday, I had one of those twice-a-year all out, puke my guts out and spend the day in bed migraines. I thought my temples would explode. If you are a migraine sufferer you know of what I speak. I get frequent migraines, but only a few a year that are so severe that I am physically nauseous.

So, I've been dealing with a lot of change. Hopefully, the next month will be smoother sailing, but I am suspicious that it will bring more of the same.

What changes have you been dealing with? How have they affected your life? Do you deal with change well?

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Hebrews 13:8

(New King James)

Thank God for that!