Licking the Carpet

October served as a month of busyness and uncomfortableness. I was doing tons of stuff that I was not even sure that I was doing correctly and feeling like I didn't fit in while doing any of it. On top of school craziness, there's also home responsibilities and hormones.

Luckily November is a little slower so far. I'm still trying to "find my place" in the world and figure out the ways of it. We're fairly certain that we've found a church, meaning that we'll begin visiting small groups in the next month or so. I'm also making friends at school that keep me somewhat entertained by having someone to know and talk to. I am grateful for change, even though I miss the past. I miss friends and familiarity.

It's like the song by Sara Groves: "I've been painting pictures of Egypt, leaving out what it lacks. The future looks so hard and I wanna go back. But the places that used to fit me cannot hold the things I've learned. Those roads were closed off to me while my back was turned."

Part of me wishes that my life was as easy as Wilson's. Right now he's sitting under my feet without a worry in the world (well, maybe how he wishes I would take him out to do his business...)while licking the carpet. He licks in the same place for a while. Then he'll move to another room and lick there. Or maybe on the kitchen tile.

I am thankful for the reminder that life can be simple, just like licking the carpet! I need to look around me and realize what is there. Don't take it for granted. Cherish every moment. Maybe even "lick the carpet" a little.