Embracing Change: Finding the Courage to Say Goodbye and Move Forward
When he started four years ago, as a family, we knew very little about this incredible sport.
Now, ask John about the splits and projections of any race and he will spout stats with the best of them.
Junior year he was named captain and remains so for his final, senior season.
Top 15 finisher at local Coach Hope meet junior yearWhen this season started I felt a little lost at his early meets.
I had to name it out loud and the sadness of saying goodbye to cross-country lessened a bit.
The In-Between
In all my years as a mom I have never been so sad on a birthday.
I woke up weepy and my burbling emotions ebbed and flowed throughout the day.
A few weeks prior to this I was chatting with someone else and her empty nest experience was the opposite.
It sounded like Margaritaville at her house and it didn’t even need to be 5 o’clock anywhere.
Somehow life tilts itself back into balance no matter if we want it to or not.
