Change of Seasons

"Every Season Has a Beginning and an End"

The definition of a season is just that--a time in life or the year that has a beginning and an ending. That is one of my favorite all time quotes. I actually don't even know who first said it, or if, in a time when I needed hope the basic idea of what a season really was came to me to bring me peace and inspire me to hope beyond my circumstance.

I will admit it I LOVE the summer season! I love being in a sun dress, I love going to the beach, I love not being cold, I love how carefree people seem to be in the summer....I just love the smiles that seem to erupt much easier in summer. But the reality is I LOVE Autumn. I love watching my friends get excited about Pumpkin Spice Lattes, I love seeing the leaves change, I love watching the smiles when people get to put on that first long sleeve shirt of the season.

Actually, I LOVE winter too. I know shocking to hear from me, but I do. I love wearing winter clothes, I love getting hot chocolate and I love the anticipation of Christmas lights and the start to a brand new year. Then comes Spring and you guessed it....I LOVE Spring. I love the idea that out of a cold dark season like winter something was being developed and now with the arrival of spring we get to see it...the fresh flower, the green of the leaves, the colors and smells that were missed for a season, and the warmth of a sun that was gone for so long.

It's good to have seasons, it helps me be reminded that the world is bigger than me. That life continues to move on and there are new things that are unseen and undiscovered. I have always equated my life circumstances to seasons. I think it was my way of coping through life at times, but for me the analogy made so much sense. My life has seemed to parallel the season's of year so often. The truth is no season is ALL good or ALL bad...it is the coexistence of both. Yes, there are cold and dark and dry moments of winter, but winter also brings cuddling underneath a blanket with a cup of warm coffee or cocoa or tea and reading a book or watching TV. For me it isn't always just finding the good in a season but realizing that their is a coexistence of good and bad.

This last season of life brought SO much good. I fell in love with my best friend, I lived in a new state, I got married on the beach, I experienced life with my husband. This season also had some hard moments that were not at always what we expected, but at the same time I have to look at this season and say, "Yes it was not what I expected some days, but when I look back it turned out to be better than I could have ever hoped." We went to Florida and while we had to leave....we also were able to dream about another adventure, and living life in New Zealand and becoming the couple God created us to be. What a privilege to dream with your friend and then see those dreams begin to come true as we take the first small step towards them.

We are off to New Zealand and with the change of a season I thought it was time to change my blog. I will share my process of life and dreams and hopes. Thank you for being a part of our lives. We feel thankful and loved by our friends and with great excitement we start this new unknown season and invite you to be a part of our season with us.