faith

Well, it's official. We have said our goodbyes to Chris.

So sad to watch him get in that Suburban and head off to Dallas with Pearlene, Dale, and Tony. He had a pretty emotional day with way too much time to lose himself in his thoughts. I hope that I was able to settle his heart a little bit. And hopefully Pearlene can settle the rest.

Now I'm facing two weeks without him, and that makes me sad. The longest we've been apart is 9 days, and that was during my St. Louis trip on my Sabbatical. That felt like a very long time, and here we are, doing it again two months later. I know many couples go much longer without one another, and they're probably tsk tsking me. Oh well. Each relationship is different, and OUR relationship does not involve us being apart.

I hope he has an amazing journey...I hope God smiles down on his traveling group during the entire trip...I hope that Chris is stretched...I hope that he is changed by the immense personal growth that is bound to occur...and most of all, I pray that God brings him home safely to me.

I have faith.