Thoughts with Kristin - "Goodbye"

Today’s thought is “Goodbye”.  This is one word that not many people like to say.  I have said it so many times since I became a missionary.  There is just something about that word that makes me feel sad inside.  Especially when you think about whom you are saying it to.  But you know, there are two kinds of goodbyes.  One is just goodbye, not really caring, just saying it because that person is leaving.  Then there is the other kind.  The kind I use, the kind that is said with love and a longing inside for that person to stay with you.  I have said it a lot.  First, I said it when we left the states.  That was one of the hardest.  Then I said it to my good friend Bounmee when she went back to Laos.  Then I did not have to it for a while.  Then I had to say goodbye to Bounmee and Baiyan after they had both come to Thailand for a visit.  Then I had to say goodbye to our good friends Asim and Tina who went to the US.  And next month I am gonna have to say goodbye to my good friend Hannah Frederick.  But there is just something about all of these goodbyes.  You never get used to it.  You never know when one is gonna come at you.  I cried on every one of those goodbyes.  Mainly because I was sad, but why would you cry?  Because you are saying goodbye to people you love.  With this one coming up, I know I am gonna cry.  Not because it is sad.  But because one of my best friends is leaving and I am gonna miss her.  Now some people would not cry.  But I cry because God gave us ways to express our emotions and I like to use them.   Hope you enjoyed this!!!!