being away is a double edged sword...
No one that I've known for longer than a year lives within thousands of miles of me...that's hard. Sunday afternoons are a time that I feel that distance pretty acutely. For most of Sunday afternoons (my time) everyone that I know and love is fast asleep. I miss them.
At the same time, their lives have gone on while I've been away, as has mine. Being away has given me new perspectives on life, the freedom to do and be things that I have never done and been before, the opportunity to learn more about myself, about the world, and about my God. It has given me a new appreciation for the ones I know and love, who I miss dearly, and for many other things I never would think twice about if I hadn't moved away.
And moving away has given me opportunity to get to know and love new people in my life. Some of those are the dear ones I live with here, that I call "team;" they are precious to me. I learn things from each of them every day, some are extraverted and some are not, some are "big men/women" in the eyes of this community and some are not, some are superstar athletes and some are not, some are artistic and some are not, some are soft spoken and some are not, some are young and some are mostly young :), but all of them have contagious smiles and laughter, all of them are creative and intelligent, all of them have all kinds of crazy stories to tell every day, all of them are learning more and more everyday about who they are and who God is, all of them have lives and relationships and personalities that are unique, and all of them love me in their own way and I love them.
Old and new, far and near, God has blessed me with communities I'm really thankful for.
4 comments:
I'll give up Sunday naps if you want more european solidarity.
I praise God for your two unique and hand-picked communities. The one here misses you regularly (I speak for them) : )
Leslie
Dear Heidi,
I am so thankful for you and the special uniqueness to bring to the Bundi team. You are in my prayers.
And there is another community who knows you through your writings, and who appreciates your spirit and your thoughts, and most of all your faith, but who remains unknown to you. But we are out here on the other side of the world, praying for you, being grateful for you and your work, and looking forward to hearing from you again. Judy in HMB
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