change.

HUGE news: my oldest brother, luke, proposed last night. he and teri are ENGAGED! in other words, in a matter of months, they'll be MARRIED! unbelievable. i'm incredibly excited for them.

honestly, i think it's almost bizarre that last march 1st was my dad's funeral, a celebration of the gospel in and through his life, and this march 1st, my family is celebrating my brother's proposal of marriage, also a beautiful picture of the gospel.

it would be easy to freak out over such back-to-back, dramatic, permanent, life-altering changes in my family, but if i've learned anything over this last year, it has been that life changes, sometimes without warning, so instead of fighting it, you have to learn to embrace it.

i googled "quotes on change" and wanted to share some of my favorites:

"it is not necessary to change. survival is not mandatory." -w. edwards deming

"smooth seas do not make skillful sailors." -african proverb

"change is inevitable--except from a vending machine." -robert c. gallagher

interesting, huh?

so then, i looked up "change" in my concordance:

"for i the Lord do not change; therefore you, o children of jacob, are not consumed." -malachi 3.6

"every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." -james 1.17

He has been faithful in our grief, and He will be faithful in our celebration of new beginnings. praise God that in a world of uncertainty, He alone is constant.