Good?bye...

Why is it "Good" bye? Real goodbyes, the ones that say, 'it will be a while or maybe forever before I see you again,' aren't ever that great. I guess if we are looking at the parting itself as separating on good terms, then it makes an inkling of sense, but otherwise it is just another of those English juxtapositions.

The hardest part of any friendship is when it is time to say goodbye. As much as we might like things to stay the same, change is an inevitable part of life. There is a secret that only real friends know and it is this. All the mountains and valleys in the world cannot separate friends whose hearts are as one.

Allen woke up this morning crying (that was all it took for me to start as well) because he knew that our friends had left and were on their way to Oklahoma. As members of the church we are so blessed with an instant ward family wherever we move to, but there are times when you meet a family that you just click with. It is that kind of friendship that is so hard to see move away. However, it is that kind of friendship that you know won't dissipate with a change in zip code. We miss you already Jensen Family!