Finger Puppets

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 6^th 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