Farewell...

"Behold any one who is in Christ is a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come!"
II Corinthians 5:17


Tonight is the time to say "farewell", but although it is passing away, it will not be forgotten. There are many beautiful memories and many lessons learned.

A highlight would be the trip to Honduras. I learned the difference in a very real way between "saber" and "conocer". I experienced a spark of connection that bridged two cultures and languages. A part of me stayed there.

Another highlight would be the babies I held in Nursing 295, how precious and terrifying and awe-inspiring to witness the miracle of birth! Unforgetable. Well worth all that went wrong in that course.

Then there were all those moments spent on mountain tops, breathing ocean air, hugging mossy trees and feeling very alive in B.C.

Dozens of faces and names and personalities who alternately stand out and blend together from my care aid work in the summer. Residents who smiled and teased and shouted and touched and shared so much of themselves with me.
Hobbit: *scowls at me* HEY!
Me: *smiles big* Hey!
Hobbit: *scowls harder*
Me: *still smiling* what's wrong?
Hobbit: YOU
Me: What's wrong with me?
Hobbit: YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL *smiles*
Me: *thunderstuck*

And, as always, there was dancing... a new theme running under the music, arousing anticipation and bittersweet hope.

I was blessed beyond what I gave. And I pray that in the new, I will have more opportunities for sacrifice and that I will walk closer in His steps.


A moment of somberness, reflection and sentiment, I have allowed myself in this post. But I have no wish to cling to this breath of wind. There is too much more ahead. I am not afraid to say "good bye".

Rest in peace, 19th year...