moving forward

Clare,

Sling yoga was awesome and relaxing…
my oldest didn't go, but daughter#2 and I enjoyed it a lot.

We will be moving the oldest to her next apartment on Friday…
I think we'll be done moving people for a while then…
I hope so.
We're getting a discount on the moving rental truck because we've rented 3 times in a month!
There's always a silver lining.

Update on the young man looking for a family.
He has asked to meet with adoption specialists to get all of his options.
He has spoken at length with the director of the group home about not wanting to disappoint me.
I reassured her that I want nothing more than to offer him an opportunity for safety, consistency and growth.
The father is still telling him not to break the family apart…
confusing him incredibly.
I am waiting patiently…
holding him in the Light to make the best decision possible at this time.
Part of me feels badly for offering him a home…
it certainly brought a lot of difficult emotions for him…
and is motivating him to make conscious choices about his life…
OK, I don't feel badly because those are all goals of effective therapy.
This is his time to move forward…
I pray he has the courage to make his own decisions.

It's interesting, I thought he would accept this invitation…
I thought it was a no brainer…
but his patience and struggle are teaching me lessons I didn't expect.
I will be patient and consistent…
for his sake.

I have been preparing for my bio class…
it begins 8/24…
today I updated the syllabus…
that made it much more real.
I am looking forward to teaching again…
I have been thinking about what worked and what didn't…
I'm making some changes in my approach…
we'll see how it turns out.
At least I'm moving forward.

Tomorrow I have a memorial service for a friend's husband. She is one of my favorite people on this planet.
She has helped me through some of my darkest times…
and she still sees me in a positive Light.
Her husband died last Saturday of a massive heart attack.
He was cutting dead limbs out of a tree, came in to take a nap and never woke up.
He was 54 years old and had no history of cardiac disease…
He had no history of any diseases.
She's taking it very hard…
Please hold her in the Light.

I hope that you are having fun in the west.
Love and Light beautiful sister,
Maggie