More Farewells to Friends

These past few weeks have been rather hard for me. Literally, the next 6dys will be spent going to "going away parties". My 2 best friends have moved, another good friend is preparing to depart for missions as well, and then 3 other friends whom I've come to know the past 4yrs are all moving to places across the USA. I am such a relational person, that this is never easy for me. I make friends, and then I watch them go -- while I stay.

My other best friend, Katie left today with her husband to continue their YWAM training in Washington. She is 7mo. pregnant, and I as I sat drinking coffee with her laughing about elementary and Jr. High stories, I realized that I won't be there when the baby is born, I won't be there when she celebrates her 27th another few years will go by before we probably will see each other again. However, we always are able to pick up where we left off -- thanks to email and phone! Unlike, Carolyn, Katie and I have pretty much been friends since the womb. We grew up together and went to school together, and believe it or not, both did missions in Europe during the same time, so we saw each other more in travel than at home! We then went to separate ends of the country for a few years, and then re-united for her wedding here last December. It's only been in the last year that we got spoiled because they came to work at the YWAM base here. So, as I am sentimental this few weeks I realize that time keeps moving on and friends come and go in location, but it's made me realize that those friendships are the ones that surpass distance. There are just days that it's hard for me to realize that it's time (once again), to go out and mingle and make some new girl friends here -- again.

New Look -- New Posts -- New Thoughts!

So I have re-vamped this site and it is now mine. :) I want to hear your thoughts and thank "Pannasmontata Templates" for helping me get a nice, personalized look! I will also be using this as a true "blog", if you will, as I've decided that with my job these days I've been doing lots more journaling to express -- aside from music! There is lots of work to be done yet, but at least it is "postable" now.


My best friend left yesterday for Portugal. She and I worked together for a few years while I was still in college and then she moved to New York and then to Omaha and now to Portugal. However we have not missed a day together and have spent equal times in flying to visit one another! She was my Maid of Honor and is continually a source of encouragement to me. She and I have very rarely gone more than 24hrs without phone calls, so as you can imagine, it seems as if it's been forever. And though I know she was so busy getting ready to leave, I really thought we'd get to talk one more time on Saturday before she left. Ah well...I'm sure that our email inboxes will just have to be flooded now to replace our phone bills! :)

So here's to you Ceccy!! I hope that things are going well and that you are blessed during this time as you transition back into missions. I hope that you are able to quickly learn the things you need before you head back over here to finish fundraising. I miss you already!!