I looked out my window this week, saw buds on the trees, and got excited. Spring is coming! There is nothing like spring flowers, green leaves and grass to get someone excited. It’s a breath of fresh air–bright and cheerful.

There was just one problem, we’re ahead of schedule in my daughter’s Biology class for the year and an experiment this week called for a leaf collection and identification. Hmmm. The leaf buds are still too tiny to collect. Plan B. Thankfully the internet had a wealth of information–it became a virtual collection and identification experiment instead.

Improvise. Substitute. Adjustments. It’s all a part of every day life, isn’t it?

Some situations are easy to adapt to, others … not so much. At times I can go with the flow and other times tweaks make me resemble a newbie trying to learn how to drive a stick-shift for the first time. Start. Stop. Jerk. Lunge forward and jolt back against the seat. Not real productive until you get the hang of it.

The important thing though is we don’t give up or we don’t allow the sudden need to switch gears to throw us off course or shut us down in defeat. We’re resilient, right? Of course we are … we’re parents!

Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine.

~Robert C. Gallagher