As I sit and think about how the seasons of life are changing rapidly at this time. It is becoming a conscious choice to continue trusting God when the holidays change.

Many things change, as they should, but for us the holidays for us represented a time of tradition and family.

This is the first holiday where we experienced these type of changes within our home. With marriages beginning to occur and our children growing up to be adults and begin to live their life, our family unit we created over the last 18 years has officially shifted. There is a son-in-law that officially came in and so many great memories and experiences were created, and I know many more are yet to come. But even in this exciting moment, I felt the sting in my heart. The sting you feel when one child starts their own family and leaves the nest.

It is a bitter sweet feeling as you trusting God when the holidays change.

You are super excited for them. You delight in watching them experience life, yet when we sit around the dinner table for a family meal you feel as though part of you is missing. The reality is that our family is changed. We are no longer a family of five but four. Our daughter has not started her own family. She will make her own holiday memories and traditions; while I see and experience a different kind of holiday.

Perhaps your family dynamics is changing like mine. There is only one thing I find that has brought joy in as we navigate the change. That’s hope in the Lord. I know that even though my immediate family dynamics is changing, I know beyond a shout of a doubt that the Lord’s hand is in their lives and ours. I want to sit back and watch the Lord direct each of my children and their spouse working in their life. And for that I am truly grateful.

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