Changes

Life is full of changes.  Some of them come easy and naturally while others take a toll and require a lot of work.  I am reminded daily that following God has both sides of this continuum.  As some of you know I had started a second term teaching with AmeriCorps in the fall, but the changes that happened in the program as well as my life were significant enough that it didn't work out.  It was not an easy decision to leave, but it lead to a change.  I went back to working in food service which has lead to my stress level being much lower and higher income.  I was just feeling distant to ESL work.  In the last month I had another change that was a super easy decision to take a volunteer teaching position one night a week.  This has been one of the easy and natural changes that has brought energy and life back into my step :)
Now I am sitting waiting the obligatory time in line to renew my license and registration.  While it is easy, it is taking a toll on me as I sit here for what will likely be 3 hours and I should have thought ahead to bring things to work on.  I am thinking of all the things I could be doing on this day off work.  Which brings me to another change... I have gotten the additional hours at work, but it is exhausting to keep up with my schedule now!  I don't know how my sister does it with 4 kids!
On a super positive note the Filipino Feast went really well last week and I raised over $500 due to the event :)  Thanks to all those who came and or sent in support during this time.  We were also able to fill another box so I now have two ready for shipment next month.
The last change I want to share is in regards to food.  Last month I did the Whole30 challenge and it was a challenge.  I didn't feel different except really craving the foods I wasn't allowed to have.  Now I am reintroducing food and realize what a difference it made.  I will likely have to go through this process again this summer to verify, but I'm pretty sure both soy and corn are issues as well as liquid dairy.  I still haven't added gluten so that cpuld be another issue.  You really don't know how something affects you untill you live with out it for a while then reintroduce it!
Anyway, here's to another month done... who know how many to go.  (Hopefully only 4, but only God knows!)