There's not much compromising with a six-week-old

The only constant in life is change. This idea was introduced to me as a fumbling young graduate student in my Marriage and Family Therapy program. I felt pretty good about myself, like I had it all together. I mean, I was a graduate student, after all. That made me pretty important, right?

Two years later, I felt like I had been slapped in the face one two many times and I had learned much about myself (like the fact that I'm not really that important, after all). Since graduating almost two years ago (how has it been that long?!), I have struggled with many "life issues." Whether or not to work full time, when to start a family, what does God want to do with my life already?

Now that we have our first baby, where do I find myself? Back at "the only constant in life is change." If you know me very well at all, you know that I'm a fairly structured, routine driven person. If you know babies at all, you know that they are the most unstructured and routine-less human beings. Guess who has to give in this scenario? There's not much compromising with a six-week-old.

So, lesson re-learned from grad school: I can take comfort in knowing that my constant is change. If I'm being honest, I know that change is good. Change is growth, literally when it comes to my baby. If only I'd see other changes in my life as the invisible growth that makes me a better person.