Final Goodbyes (sort of)

Final Goodbyes (sort of) Leave a comment

Last night L’Arche Blue Ridge Mountains gave me a going away party. I have been working on and off for them the last month to help get things up to a good operating level for the new fellow taking charge. They are participating in lent with soup and bread on Tuesday nights, so it was a simple meal. They gave me a memory album of photos of L’Arche and prayed the L’Arche farewell blessing over me (which is really beautiful… I will have to get a copy and share it here). Another L’Arche assistant who has been there only a few months suddenly decided last week to quit, so they lumped his goodbye in with mine. I was not asked about this, and no one even told me this was going to happen, so when I saw what was happening, I felt resentful, expecting that my special time to connect nostalgically with my friends was being usurped. But it worked out well in the end. I may offer my services temporarily as an assistant (a direct care giver) since they are currently short-staffed. The director suggested that if the job for which I am applying does not work out, he might offer me a position as development director, which would not be my dream job, but would keep food on the table.

Janathan Grace Reflections This is my journey of self discovery shared with you