Absent

There are many kinds of separation. Separation of the classes, separation of church and state, separation between boys and girls (yes, we all remember elementary school), and separation of home and college student. As you may have guessed, I’m suffering from the last kind. It is more commonly known as…homesickness. So a photo is not all that felt absent from my life today.

The funny thing about homesickness is that it strikes at the most random times. I can get off the phone after a perfectly normal, everyday conversation with my mom, and then I’m bawling my eyes out while hugging my stuffed elephant. I miss my family, but sometimes the distance and the feeling that I really SHOULD be at home is too much. And then, almost as quickly as it comes, the intensity is gone. Not that I miss my family any less, I just realize that crying is not going to do anything about it. Thank you, reasonable side of me.

Would I change where I am right now? Ok, there are times that I think I would. But truly, I know this is where I’m supposed to be. This is what God has for me this summer. I have an amazing job, cool roommates, people in the community who love and care for me, and a God who is always there. And I haven’t had a squabble with anyone in my family since January. How many people can say that? So, as one of my friends is ever so fond of saying, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”