Tuesday, July 30, 2013

So Long, Farewell...

I remember almost a year ago, I was sitting on my bed crying (when I say crying, I really mean sobbing huge snot-sorting sobs) because I was scared to move to Florida.

"What if the people there don't like me?" I wailed.

My sweet, ever-patient husband sat next to me, rubbing my back.

"They will. You can't help but make friends wherever you go."

I think I probably wiped my face on his shirt sleeve and cried a little more and then convinced him to go get me some ice cream to make me feel better. But my fears remained in tact. What if I couldn't make friends in Florida?

We have been in Florida for seven months and I can say that my fears were totally unfounded. The people here have been so welcoming and amazing. As soon as we got here, we had phone calls, visits, people bringing us dinners, helping with our children and inviting us to birthday parties.

In the short time that we have lived here, I've been blessed to make some wonderful friends. Friends who have impacted my life in amazing ways.

Which is why moving again is really hard.

Yes. The Ramsey Clan is moving...again. We are heading back to Richmond in a couple of weeks.

Part of me is elated. I am a Virginia girl. I am so excited to go home. I am excited to be back with my friends and family, back to familiar doctors and schools and the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Then there is the other part of me, the part that didn't exist until seven months ago, that is so terribly sad to leave Florida. More specifically, I am sad to leave our friends here.

I truly do believe that Heavenly Father has a plan for my family, one that I don't always understand (okay, I rarely understand it) and important work for us to do in this world. I don't know when or where He will want us, but I can only pray that, wherever we go, we will be blessed with friends like the ones we have found here in Florida.


12 comments:

Richelle said...

Virginia is your happy place. I'm glad you get to go home. Though my heart hurts that you are leaving. Now who is going to celebrate with me when #4 comes along?? Or message me to get all the inky details of whats going on with me? You will be missed, greatly. :'(

Allen Family said...

Is it selfish to say "yay, we want out Jenny back?" I can't wait to see you! I will be down there around the same time you get back so I WILL be meeting up with you! :)

Jenny said...

Life is so dynamic and unpredictable, isn't it? And of course you make friends wherever you go! You are one the kindest, most amazing I know! Good luck with the move back!! I know your Richmond peeps will welcome you home with open homes :)

Jenny said...

Oops, meant to say 'open arms.' I guess w/ open homes, too ;)

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