Change is Good!

Not very many people can handle change the way I have been forced to learn how to appreciate it. In my situation over the last decade I have had to move many, many times. I've learned, from my children, of all people, that it's all about perspective. In these financially changing times, things change. For us everything has changed and we've learned to roll with it. I remember a time when Brittney was very young we were going through a rough patch, and our electricity was turned off. In order to make it fun and try to take the focus off of missing Barney on TV, Brittney and I read books by candlelight. We had more fun that night than we ever did at Chuck E. Cheese or the movies....we snuggled on the couch in the candlelight and read books. THAT'S IT! The next day when the electricity was back on, Brittney made me shut off all of the lights, light the candles and do it again! When we were in North Carolina, we had just moved in and there was a storm that interrupted our electricity for a few hours. Joey and Brittney and I sat at our kitchen table and played Trouble, once again, by candlelight, and had so much fun that when the power came back on, we all went "Ohhhhhhhhhh!" because we were all upset. Sometimes the best memories you'll ever make are not when you have a dispensable income and can eat out every night and go to Disneyland once a month. It's when you actually can spend time with those that love you and actually have a conversation with them. In regards to moving, no matter how much I hate it......Joey the other day said, "Mommy, I know you don't like moving because it's a lot of work, but I like it! It's like an adventure!" I LOVED THAT! It does give you a feel of a fresh start, and it's the opening paragraph of another chapter in our crazy lives. It's like a fresh coat of paint on our lives. Change can bring wonderful memories and open up new opportunities. It may be a lot of work, but as Joey so eloquently put it...."It's an adventure!"