Next week, I’m headed off on an adventure to Kenya. I’ll be working with children at a school and learning their music. I am excited and nervous. Katherine is not.
She has been dreading my absence for months. She is worried about being by herself and needing help and not being able to get it. She considers me “to be the foundation upon which her world is built right now”, so my leaving opens a void. She feels like her “legs are being snatched out from under her.” She feels like nobody else really listens to her. She knows that I consider her so much more than an obligation; she is my friend. I truly see her as she is and not how I wish she would be.
Several people will come in and fill the void. Since Katherine and I have a rhythm, It’s difficult to have other people step into the same song. There are no doctor visits scheduled since most people can’t help with those visits. I “open the doors to a safe world.”
She knows how much I think about her and do little things. Those add up. She trusts me to keep her confidence. Even this article is begin written by the two of us.
While I am getting things packed and ready, she’s readying herself, too. I have many things to do to prepare for my trip and many things for Katherine to prepare for my absence. Those of you in the corporate world or with families know how that goes. So many little things to do.
Katherine is excited for the opportunity for me. She’s thrilled with the idea of me going out and “blooming with the God-given talents” I have. She doesn’t want to hold me back. She wants me to thrive and share my gifts. But these concerns are real for the time I’ll be away.
Pray for both of us. Safety for both of us. Peace for both of us. Success for both of us. Thank you.
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