"Sometimes you have to be apart from the people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes it even makes you love them more."
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after my sick day last thursday, i was determined not to miss any more work, so i forced myself to go in on friday and sloshed miserably all the way through.
friday evening, i laid in bed and talked to kate on the phone for about 4 hours. mostly about God and our thoughts, hopes, and fears for the future. then we spent some time online, looking for possible trips to hawaii and alaska :) it was fun and just really good to talk to her. she gave me a good, long pep talk and she always knows the best ones to give.
i passed out around 10pm or so and woke up at 1pm on saturday, haha. obviously i needed the rest and it was glorious. i still didn't feel completely myself, so i spent the afternoon lounging around, doing a bit of laundry and cleaning and watching episode after episode of roseanne. finally, after showering and grabbing an evening coffee, i headed to church. i had been feeling kind of discouraged the whole week, so when i finally got there, it was like a wonderful breath of fresh air. i love the saturday night services because they keep the sanctuary dark and the numbers of people are low, so it's always very peaceful. the worship was incredibly moving and the service was different and interesting. the pastor was wrapping up the Book of Mark, so him and 3 other young guys sat on stage while people in the congregation could come forward to ask questions about the book. they discussed faith, works, all kinds of things. every time someone would ask a question, i would think, gosh, i have no idea how to answer that. and sometimes, all 4 men would have some different insight to contribute. it just made me desire to have the knowledge of Scripture so much more than i do.
sunday was a really nice day. i got up early, walked to starbucks and spent some time talking to kate. the weather was absolutely wonderful! sunny and warm enough to wear shorts! shorts in november is such a strange concept but it was soo nice and i was not complaining.
then nicole came over around noon and i spent the day with her :) her husband, jeff, had deployed that morning from a base only 15 or so minutes away from me. :( it was kind of bittersweet; i was glad to see her and be there for her, but of course, the day your husband leaves for a year is always an awful one. my heart broke for her, but i was glad we got to get out and do something.
we went to downtown huntington and got lunch at this place called 2nd floor, then walked by the beach for a good couple hours and just talked and talked...about God and politics and school stuff and our plans for the future. but mostly, we talked about everything military. i picked her brain about her experience with jeff and the army...the commitment, the lifestyle...her thoughts, fears, doubts, and dreams. and i poured out the same before her. it has been the only time, so far, that i have felt someone has understood EXACTLY what i'm thinking and feeling with ethan being gone for the Marines. she helped me work through and make sense of a lot of things. besides all that, it was wonderful to enjoy the sunshine and the ocean. and even just laughing together felt so so good. i really believe God had His hand on our day and was able to take care of both of us through each other.
today i got my 7th letter from ethan. i've probably read it about 100 times already and now i feel like i can sleep peacefully, at least for tonight.
that is all i have time for today. it's time to stretch and then off to the gym!
more to come soon :)
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