5 Minute Friday: Goodbye
Apr 13, 2012
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Most of the time I avoid goodbyes. I could do without them. They are silly occasions that would cause me to cry should I linger on what the compound word really means.
A few times I have embraced a goodbye and the emptiness and held onto their warmth. Their form. I have savored a lover’s lips that I have tasted a thousand times but needed one more reminder of the promise behind them.
But once I couldn’t this one time. I lost the chance. I didn’t know that our sudden and spontaneous meeting was our only and last meeting. The goodbye was swift. Painful. It made me shockingly aware of life and death.
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Hi jojo,
love to read everything. just wanted to know i am reading…many hugs and kisses to you and your family. abbi
I miss you!!! Asher was just talking how we hadn’t seen you and he was curious about your eldest. 🙂
sobering. it is easy to forget that every “see ya later” could be a much longer goodbye than anticipated… reminds me of the importance of always parting well and with love.
thanks for sharing.
Yea . . .it was sobering post. It actually is much darker than I normally right. This goodbye describes my miscarriage. Thanks so much for being brave and commenting!
This post cuts straight to the heart. This emotion which lingers from time to time not because we want it to, but because it’s so personal and real that we have to. I have a very dear friend who has felt this feeling and walked beside her through it. Thank you for bravely posting this. It reminds me of the hard stuff we go through in life and how grateful we are for the easier times (even though they may not always seem so easy). This small post speaks of a strong, Godly woman who has been challenged and overcome. Thank you for this very real very personal post…
Oh Jodi. Such a sad goodbye. Thank you for being so transparent.