(Written Saturday)
Today is a good reading day.
It is cold and rainy mixed with snow.
Snow’s accumulating on the nearby hills and it’s supposed to drop into
the 20s tonight. I just got back from a
trip back “home” to Georgia. After being
gone for a while, it feels less and less like home. People and places are familiar, but things
also change. It leaves me kinda sad, but
also enjoying the moments with friends and family, and looking forward to the
day when there won’t be anymore sadness and we’ll be in our final forever home.
Some highlights of this trip back were: seeing my new nephew
for the first time, visiting with family and friends, long lunches with
friends, sharing with Churches about what’s happening on the Reservation, watching
election returns (I’m a politics nerd) and the encouragement and love I felt
from many. One of my best memories from
this trip was going to near where I grew up in North Carolina and exploring in
the woods with my little brother. We
chased wild turkeys, climbed big rocks, built a dam in a creek, skipped rocks,
and had good ole time. I also watched The Princess Bride with my brother, and
it was his first time watching. It was
great to watch that with him and laugh together and say silly quotes
later. It stinks that I miss out as he
grows up and will miss out on much more with him and my nephew, but I treasure
the short times I got with them; making my nephew smile or playing badminton
with my little brother. I love my family
and miss them lots.
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