Existing Normal

This popped up on our desktop tonight... we're not sure why. But it was too funny to pass up. And the answer is, yes, part of the existing normal I would like to replace... the part where we don't have any children to call our own. the part where Cathy still has narcolepsy and fibromyalgia... the part where some of my best friends still haven't received answers to their deepest prayers either... the part where people around us (and often ourselves) are in pain-physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

The part of existing normal I do not want to replace: my loving husband, my great friends, our two dogs (our own and our foster dog), our families, our church, living in Madison.... there are many things about the "existing normal" that I love and don't want to replace.

And for these, I am grateful.