New normal
I was thinking a few days ago, there are blocks of time since my Mom's diagnosis and since her beginning full time care in a memory care facility, that I am living in a new rhythm of life-a new 'normal'. It's not a 'normal' I would have expected about 9 years ago. 2012 was a year our family did not fully understand the direction we would be going in life. A job transition we didn't plan for hit us in 2011, and so we put our prayers, hopes, blood, sweat, and tears into doing whatever we could to ride it out. Entering 2012, we learned quickly the job market was not as healthy where we resided at the time, and as our parents were aging and facing health challenges, we found ourselves exploring the possibility of moving to the Springfield area. I'll be honest: we had dreams early on in our marriage to live and work and thrive outside of Missouri and didn't have an interest in coming back here. We are thankful, and we have been stretched and chall