{"id":4185,"date":"2022-11-20T10:05:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T17:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonandlayne.com\/?p=4185"},"modified":"2022-11-20T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T17:05:41","slug":"reconnecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonandlayne.com\/reconnecting\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconnecting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Layne Post<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Her smile, a head tilt, a little laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll be honest, nothing we were saying was funny or light. But with her chin held high she said, “I am going to die in style.” I shook my head, grinned, and assured her that I had no doubt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her courage astounded me. I breathed deep, being present for that holy moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We talked about legacy projects, about cards for her children. We talked of hard things… necessary hard things to make space for future beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silence lingered for just a bit and, rubbing a piece of grass between my fingers, I looked over at her and told her how glad I was to have known her, to have had this time with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t always get that chance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I slapped my thigh and told her it’s time to make lunch. She stood to hang her clean and dripping clothes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy moments in the middle of the ordinary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sitting on the porch later that day Jon and I reflected on how many sacred conversations have been had sitting on these sidewalks of Casa Ahav\u00e1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These past couple of months have been difficult for me emotionally and spiritually. The suffering and death this year at Casa Ahav\u00e1 is heavier, closer together. I just couldn’t catch my breath. All felt dark, all bad, all hard. I pulled back some, leaned on Jon and my community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully I can feel my lungs filling up. I am reconnecting. I’m remembering why I love what we do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I sat in a room and had some good belly laughs with two ladies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy… smack dab in the middle of the hard and the ordinary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To our supporters, I am ever grateful for your prayers, your financial support, your love for my family, and your compassion towards our dear patients. I really believe so much in this project of ours and yours. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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