We have been dreading this day since the end of last year.
Ethan, Samuel's best friend in town, and his family have been called to be missionairies in South America. When we first found out about their impending move we didn't tell Samuel, knowing that it would break his heart. And we were right, it broke his heart.
Samuel knows about moving, he has moved 4 times in his 10 years, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with. He also knows about moving where God has called you, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with when you are 10.
Last weekend we had to drive past moving trucks at Ethan's house and that made all of us sad. They are moving to another town in state for a year before they leave for their mission assignment. But since this is the last week of school, after they moved all their possesions to their temporary home, they came back here for a few days for us to enjoy them. Ethan has been playing at our house last week and spent his last night with us.
This morning when he said bye, I cried. Samuel cried and David cried. David has such a tender heart. They didn't always get along, there is a 4 year age difference, but David is going to miss him.
I told Samuel about the time when my best friend,Kelly moved to Jonesboro and how terribly sad that made me. I remember crying and wanting to go with them. But 10 years later, when I was married I moved to Jonesboro and was able to spend some time with her and enjoy her again. And 15 years after that, my sister has moved to Jonesboro and is friends with Kelly's mother.
Now I know that Samuel might not be able to move to Guatamala but in 10 of 25 years, he might get to spend time with Ethan again. And we will look back on this day, and remember the sadness we felt, but we won't feel that sadness like we do today.
We'll miss you, and we're excited about the new adventure God has called you to.
Julie
Ethan, Samuel's best friend in town, and his family have been called to be missionairies in South America. When we first found out about their impending move we didn't tell Samuel, knowing that it would break his heart. And we were right, it broke his heart.
Samuel knows about moving, he has moved 4 times in his 10 years, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with. He also knows about moving where God has called you, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with when you are 10.
Last weekend we had to drive past moving trucks at Ethan's house and that made all of us sad. They are moving to another town in state for a year before they leave for their mission assignment. But since this is the last week of school, after they moved all their possesions to their temporary home, they came back here for a few days for us to enjoy them. Ethan has been playing at our house last week and spent his last night with us.
This morning when he said bye, I cried. Samuel cried and David cried. David has such a tender heart. They didn't always get along, there is a 4 year age difference, but David is going to miss him.
I told Samuel about the time when my best friend,Kelly moved to Jonesboro and how terribly sad that made me. I remember crying and wanting to go with them. But 10 years later, when I was married I moved to Jonesboro and was able to spend some time with her and enjoy her again. And 15 years after that, my sister has moved to Jonesboro and is friends with Kelly's mother.
Now I know that Samuel might not be able to move to Guatamala but in 10 of 25 years, he might get to spend time with Ethan again. And we will look back on this day, and remember the sadness we felt, but we won't feel that sadness like we do today.
We'll miss you, and we're excited about the new adventure God has called you to.
Julie
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