Today, when I look at finger puppets, they are far
more than a piece of paper or small pieces of fabric. Finger puppets are what
joined K.B. and I together almost two years ago. At the time, she was in 6th grade
and was just starting her first year at BFA. Her family had my roommates and me
over for dinner one night and a beautiful friendship was formed over the
creation of finger puppets. We created little dogs, cats and even a giraffe
with a super long neck. These finger puppets came alive for about an hour as we
sat and played at their kitchen table. I have gotten to know their family well
as not much longer after our first finger puppet encounter, K.B.’s mom
became my mentor. I came to treasure their family and loved spending time with
them. We played silly games and every once and while brought out our
collections of finger puppets (yes, I do have my very own collection!). I said
goodbye to K.B. and her family exactly a week ago today. This is one of the
hardest goodbyes I've had to say. BFA is a place of constant goodbyes as people
are coming and going all the time. I rest in the assurance that for each of the
farewells, my God is by my side, never leaving, never changing. Even though the
goodbyes may be hard I know that it is because I have been incredibly blessed
by the people God has brought into my life, even for a short time through
finger puppets.
“What draws people to be friends is that they see
the same truth. They share it.”
― C.S.
Lewis