Mom has been hanging out with me this week as dad is taking his very final class in seminary.
She says we must say goodbye to certain things in life, when we are (or are not) ready to say goodbye.
I said goodbye to the beach yesterday after our apple and muffin snack on the east coast sand.
That is small potatoes.
This morning I said goodbye to my box-made kitchen set as mom took a knife to it. She told me it's okay and that we could always make more box-constructed appliances and cabinets. I have stowed away the stove for later use.
But what about the greater things? Those items in your life that rip big heart tears when you try to leave them? Mom says that as her and dad became such good friends, she could literally feel a binding around her deep heart to dad's. (She doesn't even suffer from heartburn so it's slightly believable.)
Mom told me this morning that my heart will tear a bit one month from today when we climb in the car and I have to say goodbye to Nick and Aimee.
Last night they ran around the house with me for oh-such-a-long time while I , half-naked, flailed and giggled. We even played hide and seek.
Mom says that it's okay for a heart to tear a bit. God is a comforter. That sunk feeling and the quiet reflection afterward is a reminder of the depth friendship and companionship can bring and stir in a human being. Surely this is a example of the complexity of our beings. What a mind-boggling concept that God has chosen to love us even when we chose to "leave him" continually.
Soon I will get heart-bound to my extended family. I am looking forward to that.
And Mom will let me know as I grow how much I enjoyed my time with Nick and Aimee (in case I forget) and, as Christopher Robin says "Old friends always keep their places in the heart."
May you enjoy your heart-bound friends. May you bask in the scandalous grace of God that has chosen to love us even knowing that He is committing to a life-long heart tear as we do not love him like we should.
Top of the morning to you,
Simeon
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3 comments:
Thank you for the reminders Sim. We are so excited to have you come here that we forget that every coming is a leaving. Nick and Aimee are such a gift.
Let Sim know that Asher is feeling his pain. Some of our best friends are being transferred this month and our hearts are tearing a bit.
This made me tear up. The Lord allows us the blessing of people in our lives. Some touch us, encourage us, teach us, help us, or just make us laugh. Others we give to & pour our lives into. Then there are those that it goes both ways (the give & take). Those that shape us & we carry them on into our next adventure in life...It's so hard to say "good bye" whether it's from moving away or moving to Eternity...
~Well Simeon, may the Lord place many others in your life to point you & draw you closer to Him ans may He use you to do the same in others' lives!!
To Aimee & Nick, thanks for loving the "Boston Bownes" in such a special way--your impact on each other will not be forgotten.
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