Last Day

     Saying Good-bye is so hard.  I have only known most of the people here for two weeks, but I don't want to say good-bye. Most I may never see again until we all are rejoicing in heaven.  It has been a time of joy and learning.  We all have a connection by being in similar places in our lives. 
     I think the hardest part for me is that I know this is just the first wave of Good-Byes.  These will be the easier ones.  When I go home and begin to sell off my things, I will be saying good-bye to life as I have known it.  I have to say good-bye to the home that has been my safe haven for over five years.  I have to find a home for my dogs that have been like kids to me for nine years.  That will be hard. 
     The hardest good-byes will be family and friends.  Some will be happy for me.  Some will be gracious.  Others will not even acknowledge what I am doing or will make it harder.  I may be saying good-bye to people and it may severe relationships for a while or forever. 
     I trust God.  I know I am doing His will.  He had been confirming over and over again.  I love Him more than myself.  He made the ultimate sacrifice for me, so how can I not be willing to do the same for Him. I am so excited to go, but I am sad to leave at the same time.  I am so grateful for the friends that I have made at SIMGo.  I know that no matter where I go, they will be with me through prayer and I will be there for them too.