Our goodbye was short but sweet. However when I got home to Eli and Carson and our large empty house, I felt their absence immensely. So much so that I've been in a funk all week. I keep telling myself that it's good to allow myself to feel all my feelings and take my time to adjust. My boys are so much on my mind that it gives me many many opportunities to pray for them. Even though I know Eli, Carson and I are exactly where we're supposed to be and Isaac, Evan and Joshua are exactly where they're supposed to be, it's still really hard.
The neighborhood kids seem to be having pity on us because they still come and flood our yard in the afternoons to jump on the trampoline or play badminton. Godfrey, one of our boys we sponsor, even rides around the house on the skateboard or sits and talks to me while I cook. It's still not the same though.
Carson asks about his brothers often and when we tried to video call Joshua last night, Carson wanted the phone all to himself. He didn't want Eli or I saying anything! In just the perfect time, the Lord brought us a new neighbor and their little girl, Danita is Carson's new best friend. I took this picture today. They were sitting in the box we use for the puppy's bed, reading books.
Somehow, maybe in an effort to stay busy, our calendar for the next few weeks filled up really quickly! Eli teaching a seminar today, tomorrow we team teach a Marriage Seminar and we teach another Marriage Seminar next weekend too. Eli's first batch of TEE students here in Uganda graduate on Feb 6 so we're also in the stages of planning the big celebration.
Please pray that we will have wisdom in how full to fill our plates. And pray for our family as we all adjust to this new normal for 2021, each in our own way.
