Editorial January 5, 2015 Issue

‘No change my heart shall fear’*

Robin Hoagland

“Out with the old, in with the new.” That’s not always a welcome thought. I vividly remember resisting a particular car ride to the store to get a new pair of shoes. My mom was at the wheel, reminding me that what I was wearing was falling apart and too small for my rapidly growing feet.

I had hunkered down in the back seat. I liked my shoes. They were comfortable. My grade school logic saw no reason for a change.

It didn’t help that the new shoes were stiff and didn’t seem to bend with my feet as I walked back to the car in them. I complained all the way home. But after a week of running around the neighborhood, I realized that the new pair did fit better. I was actually faster in them and could even keep up with the older kids.

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