In nine more hours, our bags will be in the car and the boys will have one last ride of freedom in the back seat of a moving vehicle without safety restraints. In nine more hours, I will have to remember to do one last look around to make sure we didn't forget anything. In nine more hours, Nancy will probably be taking "just one more" picture. In nine more hours, I will be looking around for the last time at this beautiful house that we've been privileged to call home for the last month. In nine more hours, I will have to brace myself for the good-bys that I am dreading to say. I'm not going to be ready to say them; I am crying as I type this! But I know it must be done, so I will force myself to go through the motions. I hate good-bys. My friend that I see only once a year for a few hours always tells me to say 'see you later' instead of 'good-by' because it's not so final. Sometimes I'm tricked by that, but this time I don't think I will be.
Our month here is over. It's time to go back home and try to get back into our old routines. Can that be possible? My life is forever changed because of these four weeks here. Sure, we can slip back into our familiar surroundings and routines and lifestyles, but I don't think that the lessons my heart has learned will allow me to remain the person that I was on the inside. I have a lot to digest from this time, so maybe a 20 hour trip home will be a good thing after all!
In nine more hours, the gate to the Caballero home will close behind us and we'll be on our way to the airport. I will miss this place terribly, but I know that I'll see many of these loved ones again in a far more beautiful place some day. Good by, Paraguay! Good by, Colegio Privado Adonai! Good by Karen, Oscar, Brandon, Gaby and Edson! See you later! I love you!
5 comments:
This is a beautiful tribute to your book you should write. The final good-by's are ALWAYS hard. The pictures between the comments helps keep it positive.
I'm so glad you could experience this past month in PY and God opened the way for you to bless, as well as being blessed, during your stay there.
It's hard to believe the month is up already. Praying for your safety returning home and for your readjustment. Thankfully you can stay connected to your beloved PY and family by phone, email, snail mail, photos, blogs etc. We are blessed! Lilly
Goodbye's are hard- but between believer's they are never final!
I'm so thankful that we are firmly linked by the Holy Spirit that not even death is final!
See you later, Martha!
We'll be praying for you as you go back to "real life".
Totally off the subject--WOW, Gaby is tall!
"Till we meet again..." I dislike saying goodbyes, also. But just think, as Gram would say, It's not goodbye when someone is only a prayer away!
Will be praying for safe travels for you, and for Karen's adjustment without her sister close by. That must also be hard. Love you all.
Yeah, Brandon is really tall!
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