I had planned on going back to work today, but I was in no condition to return and took the day to gather my thoughts and get a lot of work done. It was a very good and necessary day.
All in all, I spent more than two hours speaking with three different newspapers about our experience. I'm starting to forget what things I've told to different people. I had to ask if I was repeating myself a number of times. It was tiring, but good to talk through and I'm excited to bring attention to Faith Orphanage and give people a way to help.
I've also come to terms, for the time being, with how I'm choosing to feel. Julie is really struggling with all this and having a hard time knowing how to feel and what to do. This is what I've concluded: I'm here. I'm not there. As much as I'd like to be, I'm not. I have to be ok with that. Julie and the kids are my number one priority. If you think about it, the whole thing is miraculous as far as our situation is concerned. We got back safely and the kids are all safe and Chris is there to help and keep us updated. Amazing. So, we're going to press on with our lives, thankful we have each other, while grieving and doing all we can to help our friends in Haiti.
The situation will be changing day after day, hour after hour, so this process is going to take quite some time to work through. But, I believe good people are hard at work and that our prayers are powerful and effective.
My daughter is requesting that I play the role of "Daddy kitty" now, so I'm going to go enjoy being with her and Sam and Claire. Now is a time for playing before bed. Much needed.
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