Changing situations

I was reading a blog by a younger person whose wife died tragically and he was feeling upset by acquaintances dying of cancer. I thought to myself - when one gets older - there will be more friends - close and otherwise dying.



My mom lost her sister and then her sister-in-law and then a close friend. They all were older and had serious illnesses. I know she missed them a lot and she was not one to talk about her feelings.



Situations are changing all the time around us. The familiar is replaced by the unfamiliar.



St. John's is currently looking at renovating the nave of the church. A lot of other renovations have been done quite successfully. Of course this is the heart of the church community. Some folks have started a petition - keep the nave as it is. I can understand where they are coming from. Others are saying it is time for a change.



Another Anglican church I attend on Wednesday mornings and monthly for a women's breakfast is going through major changes as well. I can see a big change coming there. I know lots of people there and I have a couple of close friends there. What will change? What will I feel about the changes? All of this will unfold.



For my mom to move to Ottawa Ontario after living all her life in the province of Quebec was a major change. It was for her and it was for my sister and I.



My relationship with Lachute has certainly changed over the years. Now it is a place I go back to and look back to - to remember my family roots and where I grew up.



The connections there are the way it was and the way it has changed. St. Simeon's in Lachute now has a woman priest.


Sometimes anticipated changes do not happen as expected. I asked the young woman at the barn what her maternity leave plans were. She said she did not have any really. When the baby is little they sleep and eat a lot. For her to be in the office at the barn or even some lesson teaching should not be a problem. I was encouraged because she is the person who is closely monitoring Bishop's medication.