Sweet Sorrow
We are back in Minnesota, via Arizona. We had a wonderful visit with Mike's sister Lori and her family. Including a road trip to the Grand Canyon. We made the 3 hour trip in a Ford Explorer with 4 adults and 4 children--needless to say it was packed. The trip was broken up by a stop at the Flagstaff McDonalds playland. A must with 4 squirrely kids!
The Grand Canyon was amazing! And Cold! It snowed the morning we were there--a big change from the 80 degree weather in Phoenix. The visit however was not the most relaxing as the 4 crazy kids seemed to be a step from their death as we walked near the edge of the canyon. So I know, most of my views of the canyon were in 1/2 second increments as we tried to apply man-to-man defense on the kids. But it was all very memorable.
We are now in the midst of our last minute packing and organizing. And I know that no matter how much we try and prepare and plan, when we get there we will be asking ourselves, "Why did we haul this half way around the world?" and "Why DIDN'T we remember such-and-such?" Fortunately, we will be living in a big city where our necessities will be available.
The hardest part about this week is the good-byes. And I'm understanding more personally Shakespeare's quote in Romeo and Juliet, "Parting is such sweet sorrow." It truly is sweet in a sense. We are able to celebrate the wonderful relationships we have with family and friends. Mike and I are just overwhelmed by the support, help and prayers we receive from all of you. We feel like the most blessed people to have such a wonderful community. But that's what makes the goodbyes so hard. We are experiencing sorrow knowing that these relationships will change over the miles and years--and we will miss the ability to hang out with you on a more regular basis. It is hard.
We constantly thank God that we will have the technology to stay in touch on some level with email and phone calls. Obviously it's not the same as personal connection, but it's something.
Thank you for your friendships--we are blessed.
The Grand Canyon was amazing! And Cold! It snowed the morning we were there--a big change from the 80 degree weather in Phoenix. The visit however was not the most relaxing as the 4 crazy kids seemed to be a step from their death as we walked near the edge of the canyon. So I know, most of my views of the canyon were in 1/2 second increments as we tried to apply man-to-man defense on the kids. But it was all very memorable.
We are now in the midst of our last minute packing and organizing. And I know that no matter how much we try and prepare and plan, when we get there we will be asking ourselves, "Why did we haul this half way around the world?" and "Why DIDN'T we remember such-and-such?" Fortunately, we will be living in a big city where our necessities will be available.
The hardest part about this week is the good-byes. And I'm understanding more personally Shakespeare's quote in Romeo and Juliet, "Parting is such sweet sorrow." It truly is sweet in a sense. We are able to celebrate the wonderful relationships we have with family and friends. Mike and I are just overwhelmed by the support, help and prayers we receive from all of you. We feel like the most blessed people to have such a wonderful community. But that's what makes the goodbyes so hard. We are experiencing sorrow knowing that these relationships will change over the miles and years--and we will miss the ability to hang out with you on a more regular basis. It is hard.
We constantly thank God that we will have the technology to stay in touch on some level with email and phone calls. Obviously it's not the same as personal connection, but it's something.
Thank you for your friendships--we are blessed.
The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you
And give you peace
Numbers 6:24-25
posted by Mike and Heather Tacheny at
2:23 AM
1 Comments:
Sweet sorrows are visiting us too. We're thrilled that everything is going well for you... not too well though. That house there looked really nice for a jungle!!! Love and miss you
Brin & Josh
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Josh and Brin, at 6:47 PM
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