I saw someone with signs that said "You got this" when Tracey and I were running Bloomsday.
I thought of you all in the stage of the "race" where you are too--
just know that we are cheering for you!!
in these coming days I offer this classic prayer to you as you begin to pack up and find closure there with the people and places that have become so dear to you all:
"God, grand me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
the courage to change the things I can
and wisdom to know the difference."
email from Elizabeth:
ReplyDeleteDearest Emily,
Today is a day of lovely coincidences:
- Mo sent me a text that she had gone for a run over “my bridge.” I loved hearing from you and had a twinge again of this surreal fact that celebration of my life happened there--with me in the midst of it in spirit.
- Tonight at bible study we had pink cake. Yes, at our bible study days after you had my pink cake there.
- I just sent an email to my colleague Martha before I read your blog post today. I just wanted to let you know HOW much your words seem to match the reality of my life. There are some hard things going on with the women working in Mangochi this year (remember we almost moved to Mangochi?) It feels very very very petty, immature, and malicious. I am struggling with how to see above it and not get lost in the mire with them. Martha is also there and I feel that we can support each other but it is still hard. So even though you don't understand this whole context I think you will see how my thoughts align with your blog post today.
Love you,
Elizabeth
HI Martha,
I hope you made it home okay today. I enjoyed today very much. It was nice to work with you and fun to laugh a lot during the quiz. Thank you also for being a safe place to talk about my frustration with the situation in Mangochi. Please know that I am just trying not to let it eat at me. I know we are going to manage next year the best we can. It would be nice to have Allana on board, and it would be nice if Allana felt appreciated. But these things I can not change much at this point.
As I tell my sons, I need to take responsibility for what is mine and try to move on.