Does summer feel like a rollercoaster to you? As the parent of two teenagers, it sure feels that way to me sometimes. Maybe it’s not the summer or being a parent. Perhaps life is like this regardless of the circumstances. I always seem on the verge of catching my breath when some new crisis arrives demanding attention.
At times I think, “if only I’d made a different choice.” But I suspect that no matter what choices I make, I will eventually find myself in the midst of yet another moment filled with distress.
This isn’t to say there aren’t happy moments. There definitely are. Somehow the ones that are more challenging to traverse just seem to capture and hold my attention with a tighter grip.
At some point I remember to breathe again and all the dust seems to settle for a brief time. And then, just when I think I can actually breathe a little easier, I’m suddenly plummeting down another hair-raising descent on this ride I call life.
