A new life for Ian
09/16/2008 05:19 PM
| Family
from
Lisa
You may notice that the last two posts, as well as
this one, are all talking about "new" things. It's
been two months since we came to South Bend, and
we're still in that transition period. Some days, we
really miss Bloomington and our friends there, but
most of the time, we're completely stoked to be where
we are and to be headed in the direction we seem to
be going with our lives. Even still, some adjustment
is required. Even little Ian is processing things in
his own way, as evidenced by this conversation we had
in the Jeep on Monday morning on our way to Meijer
for this week's groceries:
Ian:
"New church, Mommy?"
Me:
"No, Ian, we're not
going to the new church today. We're going to
Meijer!"
(thoughtful silence on Ian's part)
Ian:
"No old
church....new church. No
Marsh....Meijer."
Me:
"That's right, Ian!"
(more thoughtful silence)
Ian:
"No old
house....new house. No IU....Bethel."
The little guy is obviously starting to realize that
we have a different life than we used to. Thankfully,
this fact doesn't seem to bother him much, but it's
pretty interesting to hear him process the
differences out loud. I'm sure there are things he
misses about those "old" things, but at least he
seems to be on board with embracing the "new" things.
I'm so thankful!