Our Changing Life

Street lamp lighters, window glaziers, television repairmen, antenna installers, and encyclopedia salespersons are positions that no longer exist in our society. 

Almost completely gone are the days of milk delivery, local butcher stores, full service gas stations, cloth diaper delivery, and movie rental stores. 

And what about percolated coffee pots, leaded gas and paint, card catalog cabinets, and asbestos siding? 

Older folks remember vinyl records, eight track, VHS and cassette tapes, and the good ol' floppy disk.

What do you miss? 

Have you ever wondered what your great grandparents would say about these changes? 

Or their thoughts on a big box store which carries millions of items from needles to anchovies?  

Could they ever comprehend the unlimited resources and information available on the internet? 

LIFE. Always changing and advancing.

I'm not complaining. I like most change even though I wish it would slow just a bit. Especially in the technology sector. 

Change is inevitable and yet, LIFE is also consistent and constant. 

We still have four seasons. Twenty-four hours a day. Blue skies and green grass. Storms that come and go. Waves beating along the shore. Birds flying. And babies being born.

That gives me hope. 

In the midst of continual change, the sun still rises in the east and sets in the west. 

It's easier to embrace change when we remember to celebrate the every-day-ness of LIFE. 

So the next time LIFE's changes leave your head spinning, remember the stars still twinkle at night, chickens still lay eggs, and chocolate soothes the soul. 

And be glad you aren't an encylopedia salesperson!

How do you feel about change? What do you miss? What change are you most grateful for? Please share.

Tammy Van Gils plants words and grows insightful stories blooming with hope. She is a thriving survivor of abuse, abandonment and adversity. How? By the Master Gardener's grace, the Vine's love, and the Advocate's renewal—emotionally and spiritually. She is sowing life with her husband of 35 years, a Yorkie Poo named Moose, and a dozen chickens. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers. She's honored to be a guest blogger and also a contributor to The Wonders of Nature Devotion Book (Dec 2016) and So God Made a Dog (July 2017), Worthy Inspired.