by Danny Lopez
5. January 2009 14:53
Things are changing fast. I looked
at my family as we spent lots of time together during the holiday’s
and I saw lots of change. My wife is changing. She is in a new season
of life now. She no longer is needed as a mom like she once was. It’s
a big change for her. My oldest son Aaron, is changing, He is finished
with college now and is planning his big move out of my nest and starting
his own. My other son Gabe has been out of the house for a couple of
years but is seeing the importance of career, marriage, fathering, and
future planning. My Daughter is quickly changing. She is now in college
and growing up fast. She has moved from a book bag to a purse. It might
not be a big deal to some but for me I saw it as a big step into adulthood.
My perspective of her from child to young adult is important. I remember
sitting on my couch looking at my family and feeling a small sense of
sadness thinking that our Christmas’s are different now. We have to
make new traditions, new adjustments to our plans because of new faces
being added to the family. But then it quickly changed as saw
how wonderful it was seeing how much fun they are as young adults.
You know the more I think about it, I think I am the one really changing.
It is not only a new year but a new season of life. More adjustments
need to be made to accommodate the change. Growth involves change
and that is very good. I once heard a preacher say, “ whatever doe’s
not grow dies”. So I better make I keep on growing so
I don’t die out.
