Seasons

I love seasons.  I love the changes in seasons, yet I don't like to let go of the old season. I love the chance for something different, yet I look back and realize I missed a few things in the last season. Even when I look back time goes forward and sometimes at a pace that is way to fast for me. Yesterday we were invited to two different "over the hill" parties for friends that were turning 40, and to a baby shower for a niece.  It made me think about the different seasons of life.  This year I have 3 children in High School, I remember High School, and I don't feel old enough to have 3 children there. I have a son that is getting ready to go off to college, a whole new season of life for him and us.  As I look back over the different seasons of my life, I am so grateful for the life that I have.  It may not be exactly what I had planned out, roads turn, seasons end, and you head a different direction. But it is exactly what my life needs to be.  And I have seen so much, felt so much and experienced so much in each season that even though I don't like to let go of the old I get excited to head into the new season and see what is in store for me now.