We always want what we don't have...

You know how people think the grass is always greener on the other side. Well, this week it has become so apparent to me that I am guilty of this. I remember a year ago thinking, oh if only Phil could get a store and we could move, then life would be good....

Well, here we are 9 months after our move and I am thinking, life was good back home!! Crazy - I know it. But, here I sit looking through pictures of "home"...and I must say some days I miss that place. I miss my sweet friends, I miss my wonderful neighborhood, I miss the fact that we would probably be heading to the coast on Monday for our annual "end of the summer" vacation with our dear friends, and I miss my family that adores us.

Today is one of those Saturdays I hate. Phil is working while all the other families are enjoying a "family weekend". It is one of those days I would have called my sweet friend Kelly and said "let's get together". She would have thought it was a fantastic idea because she too is at home on a lovely Saturday without her husband (another Schwabbie!!). So, we would have gotten together and the kids would have played, ate, argued a little, and played some more. All of this while Kelly and I would sit and visit, drink coffee, eat a snack and visit. Oh, how I miss her and her family!! A day doesn't go by when I think I should have enjoyed our time together more.

So, as I sit having a moment, I realize we think we have life figured out and how it could be better. Instead of thinking this way, I need to realize that God has given me this moment and this moment alone to enjoy my family and my life. Regardless of the empty spot in my heart for home, I will enjoy the moments we have in California and trust God to know what is best for our future!