Transition

Well, it's a transition time in my photography business. Since I take a lot of Senior Portraits - the summertime is not a busy time due to the hot Texas summers. But the season is ramping up for Fall pictures and I am looking forward to those I have already talked to and begun to set up.

It is also a transition time in our family with the kids going back to college next week. I am always surprised at how sad I get when they go back - even though I have gone through this many times now. We just get used to having them here and then it's time for them to go back.

Though transition is hard, I think we always learn and grow from it! I know I do.

And I get the tiniest little bit of excitement knowing that soon I can clean a room and it wont get messed up again in 5 minutes. Haha! I wont have to empty the dishwasher 3 times a day and I can finally take the time to organize and finish cleaning out my closet. I would always rather spend time with my kids instead of taking care of that sort of thing, and I usually do.

We lay out at the pool when I should be buying groceries because their days are coming to an end to be home for the summer. We stay up late with friends over, playing games and being crazy silly because there wont be time to sleep in when our schedules get back to normal in a few weeks. We sit and talk and laugh over a long dinner just to catch up and catch every minute that we can together before they are 2 hours away again.

Things are good! And they are as they should be. They will leave and we will go visit. We will enjoy the wonderful relationship we have with our grown and married daughter and son-in-law who live here in Dallas. We will pick up movie nights with our friends that we have put off since their kids and our kids have been home these past weeks. And we will look forward to a daughter graduating in December and seeing where her plans might take her. (Maybe home for a bit to save some money on rent. That would be fun!!))

I don't know how it will all go - but I know it is all in God's plan and I don't need to be sad for the change because He takes care of each of us whether our family is together or apart. And sometimes "apart" is the best way for us to grow. All of us, even me.

Thank goodness I have a great husband who isn't quiet as sentimental as I am and can help me through these transitions.

So I will look forward to the transition as much as possible. Maybe I will have LOTS of senior pictures to do to keep me busy. I hope so! I love meeting those fresh new faces full of excitement for the new school year.