Recent Musings:

It's almost September??

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

I cannot believe school is starting! Who knew I'd still be unemployed after this long, almost 5 months without work. My dear husband just keeps working harder and harder while I wait on prospective employers to get back to me; I think yesterday he worked 24 hours straight, literally. I told him I think he's a machine.

My mom's mom died a week ago and I spent the weekend back home with my family, celebrating Grandma's life and mourning our loss. Even having lived 98 years and 11 months, I can feel that I still wanted more conversations, more time and more memories with her. I had a turning point one afternoon while doing yoga and realized that Grandma was reunited with her husband, her sister and all her friends "who keep dying." I was so happy for her then, realizing she was no longer lonely or in pain; I'm so grateful that we can live forever in the presence of a gracious God. I look forward to the day when I'll see her again.

Fall is coming, ever so subtlely; the winds are just a bit chillier, the sun is further out and sets a full 20 minutes earlier than it did two weeks ago. In a way I wish I had enjoyed the summer more - I had the whole summer free and yet the job hunt was the ever-present cloud on my sunny days. I do enjoy fall and winter, so maybe I should just work on being in the moment. :)