Yesterday, I celebrated the two year anniversary of downsizing and moving from a house on an acre that I had lived in for 28 years to a condo. That was a change I made happen on purpose. I invited that transition into my life.
Today, I was driven to cancer center to spend the day getting chemotherapy for the breast cancer I found in June. Cancer was not invited into my life but it showed up all the same.
Getting a college degree, ending a relationship, taking on a new job all those are things most people make happen in their lives. Losing a job, suffering an injury or having some break up with you, all those change may blindside us. I smiled when I thought about how sometimes having a baby is a bidden choice and sometimes it's a surprise. Either way, you get a baby out of the deal so win-win.
I am one of those people who likes routines and wants everything to stay the same. Good luck with that right? Change happens even if we try to keep a well ordered life. I alway say I make a plan and God makes a plan. Guess who is the head of the planning department? When I first got the cancer diagnosis, I was angry and confused. Neither emotion made the cancer go away. I am starting to think that the key to serenity is to accept the changes even the ones that we didn't invite and didn't want.
What changes have come into your life unbidden and what changes did you make happen or are you working on right now? Leave a comment along with you email and I will pick two people to win a copy of my book that comes out in October, Christmas Hostage.
The release of Christmas Hostage book signals another transition into the holiday season. That is a change that I always welcome.
Thank you
Sharon Dunn
Would be thrilled to win a copy of this book. I am receiving immunotherapy treatments for cancer and this books sounds very interesting to me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteyou're a step ahead of me. my immunotherapy starts in January. Please leave a email address to be eligible to be in the drawing for the book.
DeleteHope your treatments go well for you, Sharon. I have been having them every weeks for about a year. (meashy@verizon.net)
DeleteOne of my changes happened when all three of my boys were gone from home, empty nesting. So many emotions happen, the once loud home is now quiet, the morning question of what’s for dinner turns into wow cooking for one is harder than cooking for a small army hahaha. The part of you that’s mom prays harder than before that you have equipped these men of your to be prepared for the world that they must make their way in. But then a new sets in and family get together are so precious and the laughter brings so much joy and now you have new skills you can cook for an army or just one, the louder moments become treasured memories for the quiet times. Then the grandkids, that’s and endless subject and so much joy in loving them.
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I love the sentence, I make a plan and God makes a plan...I'm the same way. I feel God telling me to go to Florida for one daughter's birthday and a memorial for my other even though a hurricane is brewing in the Gulf...
ReplyDeleteI was already retired when my husband came home mid-afternoon. That wasn’t totally uncommon as he drove seniors to Dr appts and if the office was close to home, he stop in while waiting. But this wasn’t that - he had been let go earlier. It pushed him into immediate retirement, where he’d been planning a few more years at a job he really liked. And the months ahead were hard on many levels.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your books. Will put you on my prayer list as you journey this new road. Unasked for the mental/emotional illness of our daughter that makes having a relationship with her a constant heartache. The joy are my three grands, her kids. We are able to be a safe place for them. One day God will make all things right. tdstevens821(at)gmail(dot)com
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