the T word.

Well, we closed the pool yesterday. Well, not exactly completely closed it. We still need to patch a hole and add chemicals, but the toys are put away, the steps are out, water drained, and hoses unhooked.

In a way, I sort of get sad when it's time to close the pool. It means summer's over. It means the kids are gone all day. It means Jason is busy. It means that, in no time at all, my kids will be another year older.

But, I can't stop time from moving forward.

Transition.

What a word.

That's what life is about, isn't it? It's constantly changing. We transition from season to season. And life is just a bunch of seasons.

Some transitions are good, some aren't. As I look back at all the times we have transitioned just since we've been married, I can't believe I haven't gone crazy yet. But, some of those transitions were ones I wanted. Graduating college, having kids, getting that first job, moving, getting a different job, moving, getting a different job, moving...

It's so different when you want the change. A lot harder when you don't.

But, thankfully, God has kept me together, and, more importantly, Jason and I together through all of this change. I'm excited for the transitions I anticipate, but I know that I will survive the ones I fear.