Our Purposes Can Change

We may have purposes that we are involved in right now but they can change over time. Our gifts and talents will not change.

Right now my main purpose is taking care of my elderly mother however that won’t last forever. Her health has been good for someone her age but the possibility she could use help that I can’t give her or she will pass away. Of course it will be difficult when she is gone and I know that will mourn for a little while like my sibling but I do have plans what to do next as well. My plans though could change depending what is happening at the time. I still will use my gifts and talents beyond my mother now and in the future.

On Friday I hope to drive mother to Mount Rainier. It has been a while since visiting there though can see the mountain every day. By car it takes about two hours get to Mt. Rainier depending on the traffic.

She isn’t very enthusiastic in going to Mt. Rainier but I think it could be her last time. She felt the trip to British Columbia in May take a lot out of her however I told her that it won’t be a long trip and we will be able to stop more often. Also the temperatures shouldn’t be as hot either. A good time to go before summer happens. How she feels though decide whether we actually go or not. I told her that all she has to do is relax while being at the mountain and that she won’t have to do a lot of walking. We will have her walker available as well though most of the time she uses her cane.

While we were in British Columbia her legs were in good condition however recently they haven’t done as well. Her legs have swollen up to where they were before going on the trip. I hope that this trip even though it will be for the day that the swelling in her legs will go down. The belief is that they got better because she was higher above sea level then here and hope this will help again. For a couple weeks after returning home they did fine but have gotten worse as I have said. Although I can get her shoes on it is more difficult than it was for the last couple months. I take her to a specialist once a month and we see her again next week. I hope it all works out on Friday. If not we will have to see what else to do.

So make plans in your life when circumstances change. It doesn’t have to be like what I am doing now but I can guarantee things will change they always do.