Bent but not broken

I recently ran into someone from our old church and she was asking me about my husband's job. I told her where he was working and how much better it is than his old job at the steel mill. She pointed out how things worked out for the best after the lockout. She was so right. My husband and I talked about that a couple of months ago. While I wouldn't want to go through that again, I think it was the reset button that we needed. We were in such a constant turmoil and him being locked out of work was the final straw in the worst year of our lives. Since then, a lot of good things happened, new jobs, new friends, etc. which never would have happened if it wasn't for the lock out. Looking back ,we needed to just blow everything up and start from scratch. It's funny how you can look back at a horrible situation and see the good that came out of it.

It never ceases to amaze me how much I've changed but what's really weird is when I run into someone I used to go to church with ,and  they've also done a complete 180. There are a few people that I used to work with in the church nursery and other ministries, and we now run into each other at bars and talk about smoking weed and getting drunk. Some of these people don't really surprise me that they've gone the opposite direction but some people, I never would have thought they'd end up where they're at. I'm sure a lot of people think that about me. Not that I care but it's just something that crosses my mind occasionally. I said to my husband the other day that I wonder if these other people who have experienced a similar metamorphosis, have really changed or if they were always like that but kept it inside. He said it doesn't really matter, it is what it is. Whatever the reason, I'm just glad we're at this point and not where we were 5 ...