continuing to hang on ;)

Half of my staff team is leaving this year (there are four of us, plus our supervisor), including my partner. I’ve known for a year; we broke the news to the students a month ago…watching their tears was rough.

I’m preparing to take over and be the sole staff worker of a 60 plus student chapter. Excited, but sad to see my friend and partner leave. She and her husband are taking other staff positions further East.

We spent the last week working side by side at our last training camp week – working in tandem with her, working with our students, spending the week together concertedly instead of touching base through weekly meetings, emails, or phone calls, as we usually operate throughout the weeks, was such a gift and blessing, but it made her imminent departure even more sad. I’m excited for her new venture with her husband (he’s leaving an engineering job to come on staff) but preparing myself for when she’s truly gone.

I shall miss the other woman who is leaving as well (she has joined the peace corps) – she’s a dear friend, but I shall especially miss my partner. Lots of changes. Always.

I just came back from a fabulous lunch with a friend from the firm; I intend to leave the firm within the year – they hired me knowing I would only be with them for a season – but I’ve made so many dear friends here, and absolutely love my job and my boss, that it’s going to be difficult when that time comes to put in my two weeks’.

One step at a time, one day at a time. I’ve learned not to hold on to any season or person too tightly; I’ve also learned God can change things very quickly.

Who knows what next month will look like, let alone next year. For now, I continue to hang on for the ride. =)