It was a very different week. A week full of joys and sadness. A week where many young people I know, now are wrestling with mortality. Wrestling with things they said or didn't say. Saying goodbye to friends, family, and classmates. Getting ready to move on to the next chapter of their lives.
My week was met with providing a listening ear, and I hope some comfort for those who needed it. By the end of the week, I was ready to take some time away. Mark and I went to Paige and Jared's on Thursday and stayed through today. The plans we had, weren't the plans that happened, but that was perfectly fine. I enjoyed everything we did, and everywhere we went. We also just hung out at their houses and laughed, and watched movies, and ate snacks!
At any moment your life can be rocked by devastating news. Make sure you take time for yourself. Let yourself work through the feelings you have. Then move to the joys. They are there, waiting for you.
My joys week ending 8/15:
1. Even under these horrible circumstances, being able to talk to some of my former show choir students, and help them make sense of this.
2. My school. Pioneer is a great place that cares about kids and rallies around them to be supportive in good times and bad.
3. Mark. He was great this week. He just listened and let me cry.
4. Paige and Jared. They opened their house to us. The visit was a lot of fun.
5. Nate- He held down the fort here so we could go.
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