We have lots of changes in our lives-our married son and his new wife are settling into their new routine; our son that recently went to college is doing well-joining fun groups and meeting new friends! Our daughter who is the only child left at home is now a junior which makes her an upper classroom at her high school--which offers every type of activity you can imagine... So our role as parent is changing quickly and dramatically! I have never been good at transition. I usually like to remain in the status quo... forever if possible, especially if I like the stage I’m in! I remember frequently hoping my kids would freeze and we would enjoy that stage longer. I also remember when my role as being my parent’s child began to change. In regards to my mom, I was newly out of college when she began to decline quickly--I remember being 24 and helping her little fragile body into the bathtub--this wasn’t the way it should be; she had just helped me get through my wedding plans. And with dad, I was much older but still had fairly little kids when he started getting more fragile and stopped driving. Change can be so hard especially when we do not choose it. When WE choose it, we usually have the resolve to push through until we adjust. When we don’t choose it, we may just want to go back to bed! When caring for your parent, there will be
decisions that you don’t choose; there will also be decisions that you may choose that your parent would not choose. Persevere until the new role becomes the new norm. That’s my plan!

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.