Change

Now, isn't that a scary perspective?  

I think so.  Which is why I approach change very warily.  I am a Lutheran, through and through.  And honestly, we don't like change.  Either from within or in our circumstances.  But it happens, day to day, right?

I am looking at some changes.  Scary ones and those that aren't so scary.  The easy ones -- change in diet and exercise, for example, those aren't so bad.  We can accommodate those on a day to day basis.  I have been learning to eat within the boundaries of the energy that I expend.  Should be easy to assimilate -- yeah, not so much.  I love pizza, pasta and bread.  Those are things that I probably shouldn't eat an abundance of . . . right?  I have been learning portion control.  Do you realize that the average size of a pancake order at a restaurant is about 6 times the ACTUAL serving size?  Yeah, I didn't either.  I do now. . . . we have been eating right -- with help. 

I have been exercising -- I HATE exercise.  Really, I do.  But I have, (honestly, I promise) learned to really like walking.  I am up to five miles whenever I take a walk now.  FIVE MILES.  Those of you that know me, know that's a lot. . . . I will take up belly dancing again soon.  After vacation . . . Uh huh -- I hear you already -- after gaining a ton of weight on vacation.  NOPE -- we are eating right -- salads and lean protein.  Food is a fuel, you know . . . treat it as such!!

Other changes, well, I have lost a daughter in law.  That hurts.  I have also lost a girlfriend in love . . . those are both painful losses.   I invested time and energy into both of them.  But God knows best.  He knows that some need more time to discover Him, to seek Him and to find that He is the answer to all they are seeking.  Heck, I need to realize that myself.

God is with us Lutherans . . . and those of you not of this particular "chosen" religion.  He is with me all the time.  His Angel Armies have my backside, my front side and all those in between.  I don't like change . . . but it is inevitable.  It is part of learning to be a Christian, a follower of Christ and generally speaking -- a human in this world.   I am thankful that I have encouragers along the way -- like my husband, my mom and the tons of supporters in other areas of my life.  

Change is inevitable.  But with God, all things are possible.  Thank God we aren't alone and left to flounder all by ourselves.