Life as We Knew It
There is an old country song called "Life as We Knew It Ended Today." That is how I have felt today. Not melancholy, just recognizing reality. The end of an era is here. I have been a SAHM (stay at home mom) since Nov of 2000. Twenty-four years is a long time, folks! You know how some books are broken down into sections & then chapters? The book of motherhood started a new section when I became a widowed mom. And today I close the section on SAHM. Monday I start working full-time outside the home again. I will always be a mom, but all my sons are adults. They need me just in different ways now. The Lord has provided this new job as a way to provide for me and grow me in this next chapter of life. Today has felt like the last day of a vacation, soaking it all in knowing this time is ending, yet knowing a new duty is calling. I walked around the yard just enjoying the usual evening songs of our usual robin, cardinal, and wren, with occasional red-wi...