A couple weeks ago I shared my love of animated kid’s movies.  At the risk of turning this reflection into a movie review I’ll just share the titles of a couple more favorites; Coco and How to Train Your Dragon.  (Thank you for reminding me of Coco Sue!)  Maybe I’m just a kid at heart but I appreciate the way children’s stories make messages that can be hard easier to hear and understand.  Winnie the Pooh is the master of making what is hard seem easy. 

This past week our group of CPE interns started preparing to say goodbye.  In some strange way our goodbyes seem to carry the weight of this past year.  We were graciously allowed to enter the community and then rode the waves of quarantine and release, isolation and openness, and coming and going alongside you for six months.  I will leave in awe of the way your commitment to precautions and isolation have kept the residents safe.  I’ll also carry deep gratitude for the openness with which you welcomed me into your home.  Perhaps it’s best left with Pooh, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” 

Blessings as you begin the hard work of opening up and welcoming others back into the home you have kept safe for so long.

Grace and Peace. 

Sarah McEvoy, CPE Intern