Missing Her

Back in October we had two missionaries leave from our Ward, Dallas Anderson and Brooklyn Brewer. We attended a very nice open house at the Andersons to congratulate Dallas and express our best wishes for his service. Dallas' father is a good friend (also served in the Milan Mission.) Since we had gone through the same thing only six months prior with Jensen leaving, he asked me, “So, how long before it doesn't suck anymore?” How long before the hole left behind by a child leaving isn't the only thing you can think about? I told him about eighteen months, or in Dallas' case two years, the duration of their mission. That hole is always there and is only repaired when they come back having served well.