Shifting gears.
That is a good visual for the times in our lives where we move from one role or stage to another. While they often intermingle, the shift of gears is still felt.
I am feeling that now.
Probably because summer is coming to a close and with the seasonal change come changes in our family.
During the summer we said goodbye to our 22-year-old baby girl Leslie who left on an 11 month/11 country mission trip. Currently she is in Lezhe, Albania serving at a camp and sharing God’s love. She if shifting gears a lot on her journey.
Our oldest son, Mitchell, is about to leave the relative closeness of Columbia, South Carolina for Chicago. He has lived in France before, so Chicago is a whole lot closer than that. I will have to shift gears and fly for a visit instead of planning a quick car trip, as he will be shifting gears and settle in a town that he loves.
Our youngest son, Shane, is shifting gears from summer back to school and planning for the next steps in his life.
Our oldest daughter Jennifer and her husband are shifting gears in Nashville and continuing the adventure with their baby Joseph, while also learning how to manage two careers and a family.
While closer to home our daughter Margie and her husband continue on their adventure with two adorable boys where every day needs those gears to shift.
Life here is about to change as well, but first I am shifting gears and flying to Australia to visit our daughter Allison and her husband Kyle.
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