My daughter has wanderlust, and she is able to satisfy it in a way that makes me wish I was 22 again. Today she is in New Orleans, playing in the "carnival" before-mardi gras atmosphere that is flowing right now. The pictures should make my skin crawl, but she is young and her boyfriend is large (albeit dressed like a blondie).
Molly's wanderlust will take her to India next week; it is a bit of a leap from New Orleans. Molly will be attending a "yoga academy" in Goa (sp?) for one month. She has purpose. She has a plan, but my heart and my fear and my mama's eye focuses on Cape Town just a few years ago. She was so far away and so unhappy.
Fast forward to this summer: Molly has accepted a position with a summer service-learning camp out of North Carolina that will go to South Africa. Actually, I am excited for her to participate in this opportunity because she will be able to face her past from a new angle. I think and hope that Africa will take on a new face this time.
On another note:
I don't need to establish the connection, but there is one; we know the family in more than one way. Please pray for the DiMichaelangelo family, whose daughter took her own life on Friday morning. Her brothers, Gian, Sonny and Armando survive her.
I cannot think of it at all without thinking of her mom. Without thinking of her bedroom. Without thinking of going to church on Sunday morning with the family. Without thinking of making the grocery list.
I pray for Annette and Laury, her parents, and for any parent who must ask questions about the whereabouts and torments of their children.
Liz, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I will add this family to my prayer list. What a great adventure for Molly. I think your perspective on making this trip better than her last to Africa is a good one. It's opening new doors and closing old one's.
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