The LaGreca Family

Have you ever thought that the amount of time that one person spends in your life is just too short?  Maybe it’s a grandparent that passed away when you were in your teens.  Or maybe it’s a person you met on a 8 hour train ride, while you were traveling the world….

I actually think about this often….and it makes me sad to think about people that are no longer in my life..even if they were only there for a short time.  I am absolutely convinced that there is a reason for every person that touches our life – whether big, or small – long or short – good or bad.

I am especially sad tonight because we just got word that our daycare will be shutting down.  Rachelle (our childcare provider) is accepting a full-time job after having her own daycare for 11+ years.  We have only been going there for 4 months……only 4 months……and I am crying about this!

Most of you know that it was INCREDIBLY hard for us to finally decide to get some outside help with Nicholas.  We talked about it for months. We asked around. We went back and forth between a nanny or a small daycare…all the while..we were really struggling with the thought of ANYONE taking care of NCL that didn’t have the name “Joe LaGreca” or “Elizabeth LaGreca.”  And even after we found Rachelle (thanks to our neighbor’s fantastic referral), Joe and I still had a VERY hard time with the decision.  In fact, I am pretty sure we both had tears in our eyes on the first day.

It’s only been 4 months, and I feel like we have been going there forever.  The transition really was SO easy (after the first day and the first bout of the stomach flu)..it was “smooth sailing” – ha ha.  I have NEVER stopped thanking God for Rachelle and I have never been unhappy with our decision.  Nicholas has been so well cared for – we really couldn’t ask for more when it comes to childcare…..and I guess that is why I am crying about the whole thing.

A quote is stuck in my head…”When one door closes, another one opens.”  As of right now, I can’t see beyond the closed door, (in fact, I am standing at the closed door – banging my head repeatedly.  Hoping and praying that somehow, it will open again).   This is obvioulsy the best thing for Rachelle and her family, I totally understand that and I know this decision was not made in haste.  But I can still be sad, right?

Now we are right back where we started 4 months ago.  We will figure something out, I am sure.  But I just can’t help but think that our time with Rachelle was too short…

(Sorry there are no pictures in this post…I didn’t have anything that was fitting).