June 5, 2024 - Wednesday


We made some really good progress in the bathroom today! We got the entire floor ripped out and dad already laid the new plywood down. Tomorrow, we'll take out the walls around the shower and put the base in. Let's hope all of the days are as productive as this one was. 

I went to the CACH playdate this morning and, man, was it boring. I think it's a mindset though. Last year, I would have been so grateful for a welcoming, kind group of ladies to hang out with for a little while. Right now, it just feels like why build in with people that I'm not already close with? These are not the friendships that I'm going to carry with me in my heart when I'm gone. Ben told me last night that he thinks we need to fight against the lure of disengaging until we leave, and I think he's right. He even thinks we should participate in HOP with HC. However, I have lost a lot of people in my life, through moves and death, and I know how much it hurts. The more people I allow to stay close to me, the more pain I'll feel when I'm gone. Actually, Anne spoke into that a little when we met tonight and I really felt like her point was so good. She said that she doesn't think that God would want me to start closing myself off to people either. So simple, right? Why didn't I think of that? 

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