Not So Far Away After All

So, it's been a week since my last post.

In that week I've been down and out with a cold for most of the time, and have had lots of time to ruminate and postulate and think on all sorts of things.

My pastor buddy's been gone just over a week. I've been following his blog. He seems to be settling in to his new digs just fine. Well, almost. He brought some illness over there with him. I think he caught it from the same person from whom I caught mine. Oh, and he threw his back out. But other than that, he's having a good time.

I just made it sound like he's having a horrible time! He's not. He just needs to get through this initial difficulty. He said that he feels like he's home. And I miss him.

I find that being able to follow his blog and Facebook page ease the pain greatly. It's like he's not out of my life at all; I just can't physically be near him. That's ok. I find that I want him to be happy more than anything, and he is happy. So, that's good enough for me. Oh, I will continue to miss him, no doubt... but, he's not so far away after all.