哭...

今天第一次為到將要別離而哭 -- 卻不是在我自己的 Farewell Party 裡，而是在老公學校同事為他而設的歡送會上。看著他以前在教學當中的照片，那些同事的情誼，令我很感動。我也想起我的同事，他們也是我生命中難得的戰友，值得好好珍惜。

離開工作了六年的地方，沒有太大的離愁。可能因為我深信我會再回來服事。但同事們專誠出席 Farewell Lunch，他們極花心思的禮物 (我很喜愛當中的一家三口公仔，以及一字一淚的同事感言)。有他們，我實在很幸福。

想借我寫給同事的一封 email 來表達我對這工作及人的感受：

My 6 years here meant a lot to me and my life. Through the adoption services, I got to know many precious children, wonderful adoptive parents and loving social workers (of course a couple “difficult” ones too). The lives of the waiting children/teenagers taught me to treasure life and family. I am glad to be able to walk with them for a while in their lives (last night a 16-year-old boy thanked me for being with him through the downtimes and gave him hope in trying to find a family for him. I was moved when he said he regarded me as one of his “moms”). The sharing among adoptive families helped me in reflecting as an adoption worker/mom and in turn felt much supported by them! Apart from involving in adoption, I was also being able to participate in a lot of challenging but fulfilling and unforgetable jobs: being the MC for annual dinners and events, being the worship leader at CCH, help translating (verbal and print), and a lot more.

In my personal life, I changed a lot and thank God for having many of you to be by my side and support me. Throughout these 6 years, I evolved from a single lady to a married woman, spent 3 years travelling from Monty to Chinese University to attend classes on many of the evenings, allow me to share with you through those years experiencing infertility, supporting me in my process of adopting and being a part-time worker and a mom. My work here surely changed my life, as Philip and I become acquainted with and then accepted the idea of adoption. Without this life-changing exposure, we might still be in the painful sea of mourning over not being able to bear a child.

以我今天易哭的作風，我知道離愁開始來襲...