Sunday, December 2, 2007

Roots

Posted by Lauren at 3:48 PM

This post is more than a little overdue, but I suppose communicating our thankfulness is a practice that can and should be appropriate at other time besides those the holiday dictates. In thinking about all the things I have been thankful for throughout the past year--international travel, financial provision, family, school (most of the time) and a great husband--the thing I have felt most poignantly thankful for this fall has been a feeling of rootedness.


The last three years since graduation from SPU have each been exciting and fulfilling in very different ways. They have also been full of transition. First a year in Russia, then a strange year of odd jobs, the smallest apartment on the planet, and a wedding. And the next filled with learning how to be married, a cross-country move and graduate school. Whew! Those years were hard, but fun, and it's only when looking back that I realize how much those transitions became tedious. I grew used to looking for new churches, making new friends, moving a lot, ad getting lost in new cities. The weirdest thing was that transition began to feel normal. And as much as I wouldn't have traded any of those adventures for anything, it feels good be here in Atlanta for the second year in a row, knowing there are several more to come.

For the first time since graduation, I feel like this place could be home. We have made good friends, we know the city, we're delighted with our church, making professional and personal connections, and exploring the area. Last year I remember feeling frustrated at my difficulty in making friends, while this year has yielded great new friends in unexpected places.

One of the things I realized I missed the most were girlfriends. I have always had close girlfriends in every stage of life, many of whom I still consider my best friends who remain a part of my journey despite the distance. But sometimes a girl needs physical, tangible friends, too. Friday night drinks with Becca and Ingrid, coffee with Lauren, and a book club with several great women have reminded me how important those relationships are, and how much I have missed them in recent years.

So this Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for roots, however shallow.


PS. If anyone has any idea as to why my blog posts switch from double to single spaced at completely random times, please let me know. Exasperating!!

 

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