Trust Without Borders
In the last week I found out that at the end of May I get the great pleasure of taking my two oldest kids out to California to visit my family. It's been over 8 years since I've been and that long since I've seen my Granny. I've seen my cousin and her son since then when she was able to visit us in Seattle but it's been too long nonetheless. I am beyond excited to be able to see my dear family and to see the ocean...I could cry! At the same time that I am feeling so much excitement and anticipation I have also been feeling anxious and upset at the prospect of possibly seeing my Dad. If you don't know my story with him, in a nutshell it's been a very rocky 30 years. We've had our ups and downs but in recent years he stopped speaking to me. Last year I decided to write some letters to him with the knowledge that he would likely not respond. It was therapeutic and healing but also very difficult and painful. If I do see him, I have no i...