The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

Things are changing at the Fick household.

The oldest child just graduated from high school into a special needs transition program to work on her job skills. Child number two is entering his senior year and we’ve been checking out the college options. The “baby” is entering middle school. And I’m ramping up promotion plans for my first published novel this fall.

With new adventures and an emptying nest, things are changing.

Yet, as conveyed in this week’s cliché (unoriginal thought), the mor...