There are new developments with Gabrielle that I greet with mixed feelings. I am excited for her to be more honest with herself and others, but I also know that that honesty will come with a price. Difficult days are ahead, and it may be hard to make her believe that the happiness and comfort she will find on the other side will be worth the pain. She met someone this week. I actually wasn’t there when they first met…
In a new relationship, the appearance of an ex-partner is never a good omen, as was made most apparent to me between Anna and Rob this week. Today, however, I had the good fortune of seeing how a mature person handles this situation. Freya and Elliott were at Freya’s favorite bar an hour after work, having a snack and a drink and just enjoying one another’s company. I like the easy relationship that is building between them—neither of them is…
When I last wrote about Lewis, I did not tell all of what happened that day. The revelation of his feelings for Sarah seemed to be enough of a story to tell. But lives are not as neat as a writer might like, and things that do not seem significant can become very important later on. After he met with Sarah, Lewis had his appointment with Dr. Christensen. She could tell that something had happened, and after a little time…
I’ve learned many things since beginning my work with humans. Most of them are happy things. I have seen more than my share of the compassion and love that humans can show one another, and the strength of spirit that they can have amazes me. But I have seen the other side too, and I regret to say that I saw it tonight. Since it was Bible study night, Anna invited Jacob to join her. At first, this seemed a…
Rarely has half an hour been so revealing for me. Now if only I knew the best way to act on this knowledge! I was with Lewis today while he met with Sarah for a quick lunch. They have done this a few times now—he will meet her on her lunch break, or else she will come to the coffeshop after his shift, and they’ll spend some time just talking. It’s done a great deal of good for Lewis, who…
One quick note: Inca has offered an opinion on what happened between Freya and Kara yesterday, which I think is wise. It certainly helped me to understand a bit better. “Competition is an important motivator for some people,” she explained while we were catching up this morning. “When one recognizes in another an equal, sometimes the impulse is to test them. This is as much to gauge one’s own ability as the other’s.” “Do you think that is what Freya…
I am exhausted. My emotions have been through the wringer today. It was hard enough to deal with one woman of Freya’s caliber, but two? What was I thinking? I found her last week ago—Kara Mullins, who is a writer of short stories and has already published one book with Freya’s company. Freya saw her in passing on her way to a meeting and was intrigued by the woman’s appearance and stance. She is a statuesque woman, dark-skinned, with bright…
It is a relief to me that Sabasa and I have learned how to disagree with one another. Not much else good has happened today, it seems, but the respect between us is something I can truly be thankful for. Allen and Megan have been moving in the direction of a relationship, though they are not quite there yet. They are still getting to know one another, but more importantly, the addition of art back into Allen’s life is a…
I went to check in on Lewis this afternoon, and found him looking with some bewilderment at something that looks like a social life. All in this coming week, he will be having coffee with Sarah, watching a game with Eric, and then on the weekend he will join Jo and Drew for dinner. Eric may have also gotten him a job dogsitting, which Lewis is both nervous and hopeful about—he loves dogs, but he is not certain of his…
This afternoon, Jack had a meeting that ran late, so he called Hannah in something of a panic. “I’d ask my mom, but she’s out of town this weekend, and I know today’s your day off,” he told her. “Could you please get Lily from school? I swear, I’ll be done in an hour.” “Relax, Jack,” she said, laughing. “I’d love to get her. Just give the school a call and let them know to expect me, and I’ll be…