Saying Goodbye is never easy!

I've never been good at it. Goodbye is one of those words that I rarely like to use, but when I do..I know it's always for the best.

When a friend leaves for a vacation, its "see you soon", when I talk on the phone and we wrap things up its "talk later"..but goodbye....that's not a word I use very often.

But I need to...

Goodbyes, when I look back and take stock of the last year, I recognize that as painful as a goodbye might seem in a moment, you see how much it makes sense in the end.

The word goodbye is a healing word. It moves you on to things and people you are supposed to experience. It clears the heart to make room for someone or something very necessary. It gives you strength.

So, I challenge both you and I to be a little more open to the words goodbye. To accept that some things truly MUST come to an end. To be ok with knowing that relationships last a reason, season or a lifetime, and each in it's right place for the unfolding of a GREAT YOU!