leavin' on a jet plane

knowing something is good

knowing something is right

does not mean doing it will be easy and painless
the only song lyrics that keep running through my head tonight are old, 
so old some people will not recognize them...

my spin on Leaving on a Jet Plane circa 1970's

(almost) all their bags are packed,

they're ready to go,
Monday we'll be walking out the door,
already I am lonesome and have cried...

Oh, they're leavin' on a jet plane,

don't know when they'll be back again

oh, we hate to see them go...

as part of our family prepares to leave the USA 

and return to northern Siberia 

it is with both joy and sorrow in our hearts we pray:

“The Lord watch between you and me, 

when we are out of one another's sight."

from Genesis 31:49