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Mar262008
Thank you
March 26, 2008
Today we pack up the truck.
Yesterday I finished training a new bookkeeper, got rid of a table and highchair, and drove to San Francisco to pick up our visas. About halfway there I realized I should have taken the train.
I am halfway numb and halfway hurting.  We lost another friend on Monday night (the friend who was in the hospital) and I've never experienced anything like this- three dear people in the space of a month. We have friends (multiple) who have lost not only their brothers, but their best friends, once again in the space of a month. My heart breaks for these families.
The people who have left us I know are not gone. But they will be missed, here where we touch things still that are dirty and get up to wash our faces in the morning, here where people go into the hospital one day and a few days later leave themselves behind.
And in the midst of it, we pack up our truck. Nothing feels quite normal. Thank God for the wild children around here- drumming and dancing, demanding food three times a day. They keep things on the right track.
Today, as I work, I'm going to think of the wildflowers that will be exploding across the landscape in Humboldt. Maybe I will lie in a bed of them, maybe I will be able to cry.
Yesterday I finished training a new bookkeeper, got rid of a table and highchair, and drove to San Francisco to pick up our visas. About halfway there I realized I should have taken the train.
I am halfway numb and halfway hurting.  We lost another friend on Monday night (the friend who was in the hospital) and I've never experienced anything like this- three dear people in the space of a month. We have friends (multiple) who have lost not only their brothers, but their best friends, once again in the space of a month. My heart breaks for these families.
The people who have left us I know are not gone. But they will be missed, here where we touch things still that are dirty and get up to wash our faces in the morning, here where people go into the hospital one day and a few days later leave themselves behind.
And in the midst of it, we pack up our truck. Nothing feels quite normal. Thank God for the wild children around here- drumming and dancing, demanding food three times a day. They keep things on the right track.
Today, as I work, I'm going to think of the wildflowers that will be exploding across the landscape in Humboldt. Maybe I will lie in a bed of them, maybe I will be able to cry.
Reader Comments (7)
I'm so sorry to hear of the going of another one dear to you. May God give comfort and peace to all who love him.
Safe travels, and we hope to see you very soon!
are you guys leaving today? I want to say goodbye!
i'll be there tommorow
So sorry to hear there's more grief to wade through as you prepare for such big changes. Saying goodbye again and again- your dear heart must be throbbing. Offering up more prayer for you and those you love who are hurting today.
i am so sorry for the multiple losses you have experienced. my thoughts and prayers are with you and the families of these special individuals who have moved from your lives into another. sending love.
I am sorry for your losses. Safe travels.
I'm so sorry to hear that you've lost another friend, what with the move, and being pregnant, it is almost too much to bear. Dad and I will be praying for you.
Much love, hugs and kisses
You're in my thoughts and prayers.