In a few days, we'll load up our family and head south. We're going out of state for a funeral. A sad occasion but we're also thankful for the opportunity to see much-loved family. Sad & happy, but overwhelmingly thankful. Those words pretty well describe how I feel about the subject of my post today.
I have the most spectacular church family. I don't say that lightly. It's kind of my job to know about churches and the people in them. And one of my favorite people in our church is leaving.
I have written and re-written this post, for about a week. Nothing I can write will do Angeli justice. You have to meet her to understand. I can always count on Angeli to tell me the truth about the important stuff, and make me laugh about everything else.
Angeli may be the only person on the planet that I will ever share an African hut with. She's also the only person I've ever talked to who purposefully made her accent worse so I couldn't understand her.
I'm so, so thankful that our sons are such good friends. Our boys are good for each other and I'm going to do everything I can to nurture their friendship. They put their heads and hearts together a couple of months ago and raised $400 to dig a well in Africa. Not because a person told them to do it, but because God told them. Not too many 12-year old boys encourage each other like that.
Angeli. I'm so happy we met her and her family. I'm so sad they're moving away. And ultimately, I'm just very thankful that we met.
It really is sad when we only see extended family at funerals. And it's wrong to wait until a friend is leaving before you tell her what she means to you.
Sad, happy, thankful, blessed. Always blessed.
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