older sister-extraodinaire. and oh the time we had. so comfortable and easy- as always.
spent a saturday in charleston. just us.
ate lunch here:
we wandered and explored.
found a fabulous cupcake shop. sugar. and of course i forgot my camera, so you can't see here how stinkin' cute it is. you just have to go. trust us. i mean the address is 59 1/2 cannon. already it starts out cute, right?
then to the beach.
and back again.
to babies and boys.
and today's post is so very tardy because her flight got delayed (yay!) and she left much later than anticipated.
but we are now officially back to normal.
i saw her disappear up the airport escalator and cried. stood by her at church, together singing praises to our Lord and Savior and cried. heard my son wish she could stay forever...
each time we part i feel like it should be easier, but it's harder, i think. seeing what could be, maybe, if we lived near each other.
my head is swimming in all we talked about- unpacking thoughts and trying to re-pack them into our hearts. new ideas and small changes for future months. and i know He grows me through her company. so thankful. it was a fabulous weekend. right now, though, it seems all i want to write about is the sadness.
a dear friend called to check on me today. a kind voice with a knowing 'how are you doing...?' and i'm trying (trying, people.) to rest in the reality of His love and kindness. in His huge plan-filled hand that has me here and her there.
and i know His little post-its of kindness are everywhere around me. i'm striving to open my eyes to them. this weekend was a gift. thankful.
6 comments:
awe, how fun that you got to spend time with your sis! I will be praying for you. I KNOW how hard it is to be away from family. And your right, the goodbyes do not get any easier. :(
i didn't even pay attention to what the song was about, but somehow it conveyed such a sadness with this post! my heart has thought of you so much today - all i can say is, we are glad you are here and pray that God's sweet grace will ease the sorrow that i can't imagine having to deal with (you know me and my homeboundness). love you!
i'm sorry jo. you were on my heart a lot today and i prayed... and will keep praying. she is lovely and i'm so glad i got to meat her.
Bless you friend. What a beautiful time you had!!! Praying for your sad heart. =( We love you!!!
thanks friends. and alli, you're right. super sad. i've changed the song and hopefully this post won't be quite so depressing. i should have waited a couple of days, maybe, before writing. let my initial sadness settle a bit. :)
Jo!! Great song. =) And we know you, and we love your honesty.
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