Winds of Change
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life
By Mary T. Post

Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.
~Princess Diana

I tossed another graded paper onto the growing stack and, blinking away heavy fatigue, gazed out at the brick courtyard from my office window. Spindly vines that just months ago were green and supple now hung on for dear life as the blustery November winds bore down. A successful first term in my new position as a nursing instructor was ending. A magical holiday season shared with our four little boys neared. But, instead of reveling in the excitement, I sat alone waging a private battle against the winds of change.

Was it really just six months ago that I had received that most unexpected call? Breathless, I’d hung up the phone and squealed my delight as the twins, bottles dangling from their mouths and eyes as round as beach balls, watched in awe as their mother pranced.

“Guess what?” I chirped as my husband came home for what he thought would be a quiet lunch. But, by then, all four boys had joined in the dance. “The school of nursing has offered me a permanent position!” (Keep reading)