My friends are still here.

I thought when I announced we were moving across the country, that people would distance themselves from us. I actually held off telling people for as long as I could for that reason. I figured that people would think, “Well, they are moving, why put in any more effort with them?” I thought I wouldn’t be invited to anything anymore or would suddenly feel like I’m on the outside of this community I’m so deeply a part of. (I”m pretty cynical aren’t I?)

It’s been the exact opposite! People have jumped in to help us in anyway way they can to pitch in. (Our neighbors especially!) My neighbor across the street helped me set up my garage sale when I was struggling and failing to pull tables out and manage Friday garage sale shoppers. (She did such an amazing job, somebody thought I hired a professional garage sale organizer!) My other neighbor held an impromtu drive way picnic for my starving and parched kids and pug today while we waited for our house to be shown. (Bless her!) Friends have brought me dinner, brought me tables and racks for my garage sale, and surprise coffees. (Coffee is my love language!) People who I haven’t seen in years came to our garage sale today only to hug us and say good bye.

Wow. Just wow. Not only are my friends still here, they are here for me supporting us in ways I had no idea I needed. Perhaps I was hoping everybody WOULD distance themselves from me to perhaps make this easier. I’ve decided that that would be the easy way out and the easy way out is rarely ever the best way out. So these friends of mine, who are being so amazing, are going to make saying goodbye so hard and I’m ok with that. Can you imagine how sad it would be to leave without something to cry about?

Already thankful for the tears I’ll be shedding.

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