Travel is sometimes both good and bad. I have to travel at least once a month for work... Today I fly out for a day trip to Elim. It won't be long and a day trip can turn into a two day trip if the weather is bad.
There are definate goods and bads. What I consider good is this: I get to see the beauty of Alaska by air and the beauty of another village. I get to help out some kids and meet new people from another place. But, they say that distance makes the heart grow fonder. And, it's this that is a two edged knife. I believe this... Because, while I am gone I miss my family very much. I miss my wife knowing I am only a walk away if she needs me and that I get to see her and the kids when I get off work.
So, this leads me to the bad... Last time the engines went off midflight. There is always the possiblity of the plane going down. This year so far in Alaska there have been reported more than eight planes going down, from large props to small planes. At least five were major news worthy events. Then there is the other edge to the saying "distance makes the heart grow fonder." That part of the edge cuts and hurts. When your marriage is doing good and where it should be with growth you want to be around tha person as much as possible. Your heart doesn't like the sepparation and pain is involved. I get this feeling when I am gone. Like the other half of me is incomplete. As dumb as it sounds, right now, I feel like at times we are dating again. What a great feeling.
Travel is both good and bad... But, it does open possiblities for blessing not to mention a brake from cell phones and the office. It's just to bad that the work piles up while I'm gone!
So, word for today: "Enjoy"
Enjoy what life has to offer. The trips, the ups and downs, the time away from it all, the warm baths or hot showers, the hand holding, or even holding your kids when they are sick (as both of mine are now.)
Enjoy!!!
Blessings,
Mike III AKA Big Daddy
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