Round the Bend

As summer comes to its inevitable close, I'm left with two suitcases and way too much to think about. Being back home has been a lot more difficult than I thought, not just for missing college friends and memories, but for repaving my path here at home. And now that I've found some good things and established a sense of who I am, I have to leave. Again.
Is 'uprooting' oneself a good thing, a natural thing, or something that we dont want but has to happen? I've been debating this. Yes, I like the adventure and new understandings it brings. No, I hate the feeling of being torn and always trying to just 'keep in touch'. I mean, throughout our lives we are uprooted, and it is for the good, right? We have to abandon our childhood to be a teen, and our adolescense to be an adult. And yet, we are the same person through it all. How does this work? How can I change and be even more the same (or at least feel that way)?
This reminds me of God, and how his characteristics seem so broad...a mighty warrior for our hearts, or a gentle whisper of mercy and grace. The Old Testament seems to have more of the God who fights for you, and in the 21st century we spend more time studying the gentle God of peace (and yes, I am pretty much a pacifist but that only applies to humans and their earthly weapons. I miss hearing about our zealous King of kings). What does this mean about God; does he change? Or does he only become more of who he is?
I know I can't compare myself to God, I am only made in his image. But I like having the knowledge that he is going through this struggle with me, that he is uprooting me and replanting me. I like knowing that God has experienced a vast number of situations and remained true - as he says, 'I Am Who I Am'. Therefore, the struggle must be worth it.
However, he's not going to be packing my suitcase...I better get on that.