Melancholy Moments

I was just sitting here reading some friends blogs and started to feel all sad and melancholy like. A lovely lady I have had the privilege of getting to know over the past few years is moving away with her family. Janna is a pastors wife and where the Lord leads him she must follow, so it's off to Toronto for them.


Janna's husband was the pastor of our church, for only a few short years. I didn't really have the opportunity to get to know Janna really well until the last few months while her hubby was living in TO and she stayed home here in the County with the children.


A bunch of girls have been meeting once a week for craft nights at Janna's home to:

1. keep her company

2. get ourselves out of the house for an evening

3. eat

4. work on various crafts whether it be scrapbooking, sewing, drawing or the biggest fave knitting.


I wasn't able to make it to every craft night but when I did, I loved being there and catching up with everyones news. You were always guaranteed to go home with tired stomach muscles from laughing at Janna and Ann-Marie's "do you remember when?" anectdotes or Michelle's stories about her crazy, busy and downright exhausting life (mom of 3 teenage boys, need I say more?)


We've had chocolate fondues, fruit and chocolate trays, cookies, birthday cake, and sometimes healthy stuff too. But the most fun was Janna's birthday last week. Everyone turned out for this night. There was no crafting but lots of laughter, stories and good food.


Janna even got a gift of her most favourite item and put it to quick use.


I'm going to miss these evenings. Janna and the children are moving on Monday for their new home in TO. I know it's not really a goodbye, because we can keep in touch via emails and blogs, but I'm also realistic. When will I see these people again? It seems you find people, discover a commanality, begin to create a bond...then they move on. It reminds me of this beautiful piece:

Reason, Season, or Lifetime Friends

When someone is in your life for a reason, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. She has come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.

She is there to meet a need. Then without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, she will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes she dies. Sometimes she walks (or moves) away. Sometimes she acts up or out and forces you to take a stand. What we must realize is that the need has been met.

When a person comes into your life for a season, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. She may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. She may teach you something you have never done. She usually gives you an unbelievable amount of joy.


Lifetime relationships teach you lifetime lessons. Those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. You must accept the lesson, love the person/people anyway, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

Source: Anonymous


Whether Janna has been in my life for a reason, a season or will become a lifetime friend, I am and will always be grateful for her friendship, prayers and advice.


I've never been very good at maintaining long distance friendships. Can't stand phones, driving and goodbyes. In this case though, I think I will make an exception. It's not often one meets a person or family like this and to just lose touch would be a shameful sin. So beware Cylka's you aren't getting away that easy...from us or the people in the County who love you.


So, yes I am feeling melancholy and a little sad...but that's allowed isn't it?


Great things await this family and I will enjoy discovering them on their blog as they happen.


God bless you Clyka family.