Writer’s block?

To describe my inability to post a blog in the past several weeks, that phrase seems insufficient. It feels more like a computer jam—where so much information is passing through that the wires start to backfire due from overload! A great thought to write about pops into my head and before I get a chance to sit down and write, another one pops up…until I have an accumulation of blog posts ready to go.

The thoughts are there, but one thing is missing: TIME! I just don’t have much of it at the moment. Life is happening too quickly for me as a business owner, teacher of 24 Pre K Scholars students, mother of four (and wife to one). And on top of my normal workload, I’m getting ready to pack up 13 years of memories and relocate the family to Northern California. This is a time of closure and new beginnings all wrapped up in one. A time of sadness, and a time of excitement.

Relocation is a topic in of itself to write about—who knew all that needed to take place to prepare our family for departure?! It has definitely been a mental process during a hectic time of overloaded “end of the year” schedules.

Question: How is a mother to stay grounded and gather personal strength during times of change—big change, nonetheless?

Answer: Her children!

I look to my children for strength. They amaze me everyday by what they accomplish, what they endure and how they tackle life’s offerings, both good and bad. The resilience they possess and the capability to see the bright side of every situation is refreshing. Their ability to be problem solvers rather than victims brings me joy!

The way they look at life as an empty book in which they are the main characters ready to fill its pages with adventure…that is where I get my strength!

I happened to come across a passage from a journal entry written by my 12 year old daughter. It reads as follows:

“Have you ever noticed that everything changes? Most of the time your friends change, most of the time you move, most of the time, well, everyone moves grade to grade. Songs on the radio even change. Your attitudes change. The day changes. Many people don’t notice all of the change going on, but you don’t know how much change IS going on. The change of the second, it is changing…right…now! CHANGE…Many things change in life, so take the time to enjoy it because once time flies, you will never be a kid again.”

Need I say more?