times are changin'

I'm tired of change.

Sick of it really.

I am good and ready for things to stay the same for a while. A looooong while.

You see, some very big changes have happened recently... some expected, some planned, and some surprises.

Just a little insight on some of the changes-

• Going from working part-time to full-time
• Going from a church secretary to a church secretary/intern
• Our Senior Pastor leaving to plant a church elsewhere
• Our Children's Minister leaving and starting a life with her new husband
• My best friend getting married and starting life with her new husband

But as much as I want things to stay the same, I know things will have to change.

And some changes I am excited for! Ecstatic! Thrilled even! Just like...

• Me getting ready to go off to school
• Me getting ready to move
• And me getting ready to go off on my own and be a real life grown up.

So in midst of all this change... Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 keeps coming to my mind-

There Is a Time for Everything

¹ There is a time for everything,
and everything on earth has its special season.
² There is a time to be born
and a time to die.
There is a time to plant
and a time to pull up plants.
³ There is a time to kill
and a time to heal.
There is a time to destroy
and a time to build.
⁴ There is a time to cry
and a time to laugh.
There is a time to be sad
and a time to dance.
⁵ There is a time to throw away stones
and a time to gather them.
There is a time to hug
and a time not to hug.
⁶ There is a time to look for something
and a time to stop looking for it.
There is a time to keep things
and a time to throw things away.
⁷ There is a time to tear apart
and a time to sew together.
There is a time to be silent
and a time to speak.
⁸ There is a time to love
and a time to hate.
There is a time for war
and a time for peace.

For me, it's a time to start over. Refresh. Renew. Reenergize. (and any other re- word you could insert here)

So, even though we may not like it, enjoy it, welcome it, or love it, change will happen. And it is okay. We just have to grin and bear it. Or something like that.

Happy Blogging! :)