Ramblings...
This is my dad and mom at the local Memorial Day service here on the island. Dad was the guest speaker and did a great job of honoring our military, both past and present, with his insight and wisdom. Ever the consummate soldier, I love the way his dress blues still fit almost 30 years after his retirement!
I have started my apprenticeship as a meat cutter and I have a new set of sore muscles to prove it! Heavy work, but incredibly interesting and very fast-paced. The inherent risk of being an apprentice is the propensity for failure. I am not fond of failing- betcha didn't know that, did you?! har har. So each day is also a lesson in humility. I want to be teachable. I don't want to let anyone down. I have much to learn, and two years should be an adequate amount of time in which to do it. So aside from my uncomfortable position living on the 'knife's edge', I think I will enjoy this new career. I look at meat much differently now. And for that matter, I look at it every day, all day.
Emily is leaving soon for her world-wide outreach with YWAM. She's been at the campus on Hawaii since March, but that doesn't seem so far away for some reason. Cambodia, India, and all the other continents seem a bit more extreme! When we said goodbye this spring it was with the sadness of parting, but the joy of what lie ahead for her. It's seeming more real this week. I'm not going to see that baby girl for a long, long time. My dad and I were talking about how homeschooling them 24/7 for 9 years often made him wonder if they would ever leave home at all and how it would affect me when they did. Then when they graduated, POOF! They both flew the nest and headed to opposite ends of our lives. And you probably remember how very much I missed them for the first few months, but the realization that these two little Ones of mine are living far beyond the dreams of most of their peers, and following their passion for God, has eclipsed any sadness I could have for missing them.
So to Beanie and Chowder: Mommy loves you! You are Best In The World!
posted by Julie @ 6/23/2007 06:07:00 AM
2 Comments:
Julie, it's Sara! Could you e-mail me Dianna's address? I have something to send her.
emotional_idiot@yahoo.com
Mommy! You're BITW!!! You! :)
This weekend has been insane...but I've still got emailing and blogging to do, phone calls to make, things to buy, more things to pack, goodbyes to be said...and only 4 days left!
You have always been the Best Mommy In The World. I know we weren't always best friends, but we are now...and I'm pretty sure being best friends for the rest of your life with your kids is better than just when they're little. You did a great job! You're Best!
I know I won't be home for a long long time, but that week and a half when I finally do get back home is going to be so taken advantage of. We'll definitely make up for lost time. :) I'm excited already to see everyone again. But the next year will be so wonderful and I'll grow (even more) and come back and you probably won't recognize me.
But I've realized that no matter how far I go, where I travel, how old I get or how long I go without seeing my parents...that no matter any of that: I still will always be Chowder when I come home and will always be my mom and dad's little girl.
Promise.
I love you and miss you! Can't wait to talk with everyone tomorrow and catch up. :)
You're BITW always.
<3 CBD
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