Lessons I have learned from Montana...
Distance is no longer an issue for me. I know back home folks think it's crazy to drive 2 hours to visit...or shop...or anything for that matter. We spend so much time in our little area of the world and forget that there is a BIG, Huge world out there to explore. We don't take the time to visit with our friends and family who live 3 hours away because it would take too much time out of our busy day or weekend. Heck, most people don't even visit the people they love who live across town.
Well, I was one of those people. I could travel an hour to go shopping but I couldn't take 10 minutes to drive across town to visit. I wouldn't take the day to drive up to Nashville and spend time with my Mom. It was just too far. She has miss out on my kids lives due to my stubbornness. I just couldn't slow down...or I slowed down too much and got lazy.
When we moved to Montana I had to come to terms with the fact that civilization was an hour in any direction. If I needed the concrete I had to drive to find it. If I wanted a mall or a familiar place to eat...2.5 - 3 hours to a "Big" city. After living here for 15 months I appreciate distance much more. I think about all I missed out on seeing back home.
I wanted to take my kids to see Fall Creek Falls... It was only around 5 hours away...but wow, that was hard. So many things I saw as a kid that I wanted my kids to see... they didn't get to.
Now that we live here, my kids have seen the "world". Places I never thought I would see in my lifetime too. We have driven across the United States twice now. My family is "international travelers" because we went to Canada :0)
What I am saying today is TAKE time out of your busy lives and see something besides the stuff you see every day. Sometimes it makes you appreciate what you have even more. See those family members you haven't seen in a long time. MAKE TIME to see something you have never seen before.
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