There are 16 days left until Becky and I "close this chapter of our lives" if you will. When I was thinking about that last night, unable to stop my mind from wandering and running while trying to sleep, I realized how much that analogy is misleading. What usually comes to mind with this analogy is the actual conclusion of things, which is not the case. Each chapter has effects on every chapter following. When someone says they are closing a chapter of their lives, there is still so much of that chapter to deal with.
Let's look at this current situation Becky and I are living through: When the 16 days are up, we will be leaving many friends behind, people who have become part of our family. It is impossible to simply drive away and not carry our joyous times, frustrating times and every other time in between with us.
The other side of this will be leaving the difficult things that have happened, but they are going to follow us and continue to hurt and have effects on everything else from here on out.
So what have I learned? Leaving is going to stink. We are going to miss so many people. We also are still going to hurt.
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