Sunday, February 3, 2013

The transition continues

     It's been a few months since my last post.  In the last 2 months we traveled 4,000 miles to see family and friends in Michigan and Oklahoma, JJ was deployed to assist in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, we've fostered 2 dogs, and have endured the unexpected cold of northern Arizona.  JJ spent a whirlwind weekend adventuring in Mexico on his motorcycle and has returned for the second semester of his doctoral program.  The kids and I are now preparing to go on our own adventure, this time to Michigan for a Gunson wedding, then continuing on to Virginia to visit with friends and meet the newest member of the Skipper family and finally through North Carolina to visit with my sister in-law and nephews before the return trip to Arizona.  All in all we will be 3 miles short of 5,000 when we return, if you don't count any driving we do in each of our destinations.

     I'll be honest, life in Kayenta hasn't been easy.  True, it is an adventure and there are beautiful places to explore here,  but the unexpected, frigid temps of the winter, combined with the shortened days and the lack of friends to share the times with have been tough.  We knew, going into this that it would be a difficult transition and possibly difficult couple of years, but no matter how you prepare yourself for reality, it's always different than you ever imagined.  

Each time we have moved, I have had to relearn the lesson that life isn't about me being happy.  I do pray that my children are happy, and will have great memories of their childhood, but I often have to remind myself, that it is not what each "home town" has to offer me, rather what do I have to offer each new "home".  It is a difficult lesson. I know that once I begin to involve myself in a meaningful way, I will feel more at home.

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