Same

Same. No two people are the same. But you, God are the same yesterday, today and forever.

My girls look very similar. But gosh they are not the same. Total individuals, with a love for each other that is the same in its fierceness. Long may that continue. I hope they're free to grow up as individuals too. All too often, especially in education, there is pressure to be the same. To like the same things, to look the same.  I don't know how to parent them through that pressure, but I hope our love and the love of God helps and supports them through that.

Also, they are similar to me. Especially Esther maybe. We were talking today about her finding the change to Juniors hard. Things don't stay the same. I guess that's one truth in life. Things change.

E likes things to stay the same. She gets that from me. Sorry lovely! Chris today compared her move to Juniors and the unknown, to the way I am responding to starting a new college course. That's not the same, and I have the same fears of the unknown and worries that she has moving upstairs in school to a new classroom, new class group, new keystage.

But hey. If everything stayed the same, we would miss all kinds of adventures, opportunities and chances to change. Nothing stays the same. Not the water in the sea, not the air we breathe.

But the love of God stays the same. He continues to love us and work for the best in us in all situations. We need to rememeber that.  And I don't want to stay the same, no matter how safe it feels. I want to grow, to change and to reach my potential. (Remind me of that will you, when I'm cowering in a corner being afraid!

Let's go!