a week of endings. a time for fresh starts.

Yesterday I said goodbye to Rochester, NY as we drove south on 390. I am sitting at my key board desperately trying to find a way to blog about this goodbye, and all the ones it included, and the new things I anticipate for my life here in Richmond. I know how important taking the time to reflect and mark life changes is - I have certainly done it often enough - but today I am struggling to find the energy, the thoughts, the brain power, etc. In someways it feels as if the transition has not been fully realized, my spirit is convinced that because there is nothing immediate to look forward to (I don't have work and am trying to give myself space for R&R before being too intense in the job search) that I am on furlough, vacation, a visit, etc and nothing ceremonious has taken place. Maybe the realization that MVS is over, that Richmond is now home, that life is moving on, will happen gradually. 

Regardless if my spirit realizes it yet, my time in serving with mennonite voluntary service in the flower city is officially over. I have said farewells to church, to JPC, to friends, and have moved all my worldly belongs (minus a toothbrush that I forgot) to Richmond VA. If you want to continue to follow my adventures, I'd encourage you to look for them at bekah-anovel.blogspot.com.