So…the decision is made now. I won’t be going to Samara in May/June this year. Tanya and I agree, it is a relief to know. Uncertainty saps the strength from one’s psyche! I will most likely be in Oceanside in May, helping my parents with their daily needs and household chores so they can concentrate on some further medical treatment plans…possibly another surgery for my mom.
But, by God’s grace, if all goes well, I will plan to go to Russia in the early fall…mid September or so. Yes, I’ll need those hats and boots and gloves I’ve been avoiding for all these years. On the other hand, I will see the “sunny juice” on the sidewalks as the birches and poplars turn and drop their leaves. I will be able to enjoy the tasty offerings of the late harvest, and see in person what I’ve only been able to enjoy via paintings and photographs–scenes like this one:
I feel confident that waiting will be a good thing this year. Something special is in store.
Psalm 25:12 – “Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.”
I’m sorry you’re not going this spring. I know how much you love and look forward to it. From what it sounds like you’ll be a busy woman though, so, good decision. Plus, now you’re kind of living out a good plot for a novel. Anticipation built, now pushing the date back farther, wait for it, wait for it…and then you’ll be there… 😉
Ah…you are a wise one, M.Christine…
That’s not to say you aren’t normally living out an exciting plot or anything, because, I mean, you are. Just look at all the secondary characters who add so much entertainment to your world… Er, I do add entertainment value, right? ‘Cuz I’d really hate to find out I’m more of the villian (or sacrificial sidekick who gets killed off) at the end of it all. That would be a total bummer. 🙂
dear Jeanette. I hope to hug you this fall in Borodino. Please put it in your schedule.I long to speak with you about everything. An owl cryes in the nearest forest 20 meters from my window. It is unussial for me! It is spring !