Today as K and I were walking to the car I felt the cool breeze and said, "Stop! Let's enjoy this. Pretty soon we won't be feeling this again." All that we are feeling right now is summed up in that little moment. We leave in just a few more days. There is something about the transitions that make you hypersensitive to the differences. Years ago there may have been some bitterness or grumbling in those feelings. I can't say that the grumbling is never mixed in with those feelings. I can say, however, that we have made it a point to follow Paul's instruction to Do all with without grumbling and complaining and give thanks in all circumstances . Being able to stop and enjoy that breeze shows me that it's becoming more natural. There is always a sadness as we leave as well as a weariness as the many farewells pile up. Ten years is a long time to continually say goodbye to your loved ones. Yet there is an inner eagerness to get back to what has become ...
The stories and thoughts of living in between two homes.