SEPARATION

We are separated by miles of ocean from Matthew and baby Jasmine.

Jesse waits with his brothers as they fly back to Brisbane.

Separation is a part of life that brings a sadness that is always there. Brittany has a visit with her new baby sister.

Sandra will be driving back from Edmonton today after a visit with Cameron and his new girl friend Chantel, and Sephen and Shawna. On the way there she had Mary, her daughter for company, and I know the feelings she will be having in leaving them all.

It is a happy time when families can be together Lucas was happy to see his daddy when he visited in Trinidad. Hopefully he will come to visit us here in the near future.

We are happy and excited for Carol and Panteli moving from their home in Tsawwassen to a place near or in Chilliwack. We will miss the visits we had in their home their and hope they can find a good home to move to.

"The Danish philosopher Soren Kieregaard [1813-55] once remarked that as soon as we are old enough to look around, we find ourselves on a ship that has already been lauched." The beginning of our lives shape our language, our cultural awareness and our sense of identity. As we grow more mature we start to ask questions and find out there are not always answers.

In the stories of Jesus there are the times he spent on the water in a boat with his disciples. Both in the time he comes to them from the shore and when he was asleep in the boat with them they experience very storm rough seas. Their faith is shaken and they are filled with fear. The presence and the words of Jesus calm their fears.
On my vogage which began with Jesus I have gone through stormy seas and times when I felt the sadness of separation.

Different religions are like people finding themselves in different boats, believing what they are being taught. I, like, everyone else have discovered that hidden in the mystery of unanswerable questions, there will always be a "boat" beneath me that will always be there and will always be apart of my journey.

If I look at the Ols Testament as a story that begins with creation and ends with calling the universe to seek peace and healing and justice. We live in a world of unfulfilled potential where there is a special place for us.

I have watched my family sail off in their own little boats and my love goes with them. Separation is sadness but it is also necessary for growth.