February 12, 2007
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I[ve gotten pretty good at the goodbye routein. for other people, i
think they skip the “hello“ part now and come up to me saying “when
are you leaving?“ because they are so used to me going. they look up
and see the girl who is only half here. because she is half there. they
can enjoy me, knowing i will be gone soon–so don’t get too close to
her–because she is not all here. to me, this is my 7th goodbye. leavin
the US, leaving Brasil. yes, there are a lot of “hellos,“ but they are
not so…
7 times of listening to people ask “why are you leaving?“
7 times of wondering if i am crazy
7 times of excitement, thrills, and doubts
7 times of pondering if it is really God[s will or mine
7 times smiling and giving hugs and saying “thank you“
7 times of wondering what hellos and goodbyes are in the future
7 times of flat out fear
7 times of peace
7 times of letting go
7 times of struggle and surrender
After that rather depressing thought…thought i would add a nice picture…
Comments (5)
I posted on my life.
…A little bit.
Oh, & I’m glad the 1st day went much better.
I’m still jealous of the warm weather although it’s hard to go to sleep. We’re having another snow storm here tonight. I left work 45 mins. early because I was told I could leave early if I want (of course, they don’t have to pay me as much then 
), but yeah, we’re supposed to get a TON of snow again, tonight & tomorrow…& it’s AWFUL driving downtown with very snowy roads. But anyways, I hope God continues to bless you & use you & reveal Himself more & more to you in everything. 
& I hope & pray you get a good night’s sleep as well. 
I love you, Rachel!
You’re amazing & beautiful! 
& you’re the kind of beautiful that’s to be delighted in & that people want to share because you’re modest too & that’s a wonderful, beautiful thing! 
><>RaCHeL<><
wow, that would be tough.
You did great. I know what you mean by good bye. You’ve had to do it quite often. I know God is going to bless your efforts and work for him. Stay encouraged and keep looking up.
II Cor. 4:16
I felt that this picture added to the overall well-being of this post