Change. I, for one, am completely against it. I've been that way since I was a little girl. I could give you lots of psychological reasons as to why I believe I am that way; I had to deal with a pretty serious childhood congenital hip/feet condition which left me very insecure because I never knew for sure what was around the next corner and I had to be left at the hospital alone, without my parents, for a few weeks at a time (they did it quite differently back in my day!). We also moved a lot due to my father's progressing career as an electrical engineer. They were in great demand in the 70s and he kept getting better offers which he often took. The hardest move for me was when I had to leave my high school and go from upstate New York suburbs to a small town of 3,000 in the Ozarks of Missouri. But more about that in another blog.

Change. This week we learned of Katie Couric's move away from The Today Show to the evening news. If you're a Katie/Today fan, it's a sad change. Then, today as I was watching The View (another favorite of mine), I heard Meredith Vierra say she is leaving only to replace Katie Couric's spot!! Sad change because I will really miss Meredith on The View. I love her! But, good change for Today fans, like myself.

Change. Last night my husband informed me that a close family friend whom he has some working relations with as well found out he has a tumor on his shoulder and it doesn't look good. Not only that, but this man found out yesterday that his job, a very lucrative and steady one, has ended. He has to be gone in two weeks. No reason - they just need to let him go because they can't afford him any longer. Ouch. That change hurt.

Meredith Vierra said something this morning that has definitely stuck with me. She said that she's always believed change is a very good thing which is one reason she is switching careers - it is a vehicle of growth. She also said that she has always attempted to teach her children this lesson, and that they should not fear change but embrace it.

As a parent, I failed on this one. I haven't embraced it myself yet, so how can I teach it? As a mom or a dad, it is your job to teach your children lessons like this. Change. What will you do with it? I'm trying to figure that out myself today! Share your thoughts on this one - please!