6 months

It was 6 months ago that we started another adventure in a new town.  Moved away from everyone we knew, started new jobs and learned to live with one another... hmmm... why does that sound so familiar?  The past six months were  so much easier than the last time we transitioned with so much newness.  Maybe because we knew what to expect (or not to expect) and had already experienced some severe disappointments together?

For us reaching the first six months was a triumph.  We are happy, content (with most things at least) and most of all feel like we've got a handle on things again.  I recently read a friend's blog about meeting her 6 month mark.  It was a different kind of 6 month mark, it was one of those marks that leaves you in awe at the grace of God and the love of the people around you.

Thinking about her 6 month mark and my 6 month mark made me think about how so much of what we do is measured in the amount of time it took to get there, to hang on or get past those life events.  Why is it that we tend to focus on the length of time it took rather than the time we've had?

So many amazing things happen in the time we've had.  Babies are born, friends and family leave this world, change, change, and more change.  And you know what???  I like it.

BTW...We celebrated that small tick of time with a date night and flowers (before Valentines Day), which truly was a great time!