We need each others
we need the open arms
parent's experience
and the child's gaze.
We face disappointments,
joys and surprises
together side by side.
We sung that song with Finnish lyrics last summer at our wedding. How little we knew about the future! This past year has probably been one of the most hardest years in my life. Since May we had to wait the decision of the residence permit, what got denied at the first trial, but luckily we finally got the positive decision. This past year has been full of expectations, dreams, disappointments, happines and longing. Actually it has been everything that has said in that song.
If somebody had told me earlier, that the most of our first marriage year we would stay in constant uncertainty of future, while the ocean and thousands of kilometres are separating us and while this new life is growing inside of me, would I have been brave enough for facing all of this? Maybe I might have considered it another time, but I wouldn't chance my part in this life with any price.
The airports have became to an important part of our lives. All the emotions can fit in there. There are joy of leaving, and the sorrow of separating. Every time the joy and sorrow are strongly there with us, because it means that one of has have to leave his own country.
I keep constantly hearing this question, how have you managed all these changes? In every moment there is strong faith in the future, and love what gives the power for every moment. And even though there are moments when everything feels falling apart, things could always be even worse. After all almost everything is about your own attitude, and about the decisions; if I decide to give up, or if I would just be happy with everything I have right now.
At the end I want to thank all of you, who have been supporting us, remembered us with your words, thoughts and prayers. Everytime I get this warm feeling in my heart, when I hear somebody saying "I've been thinking of you". Less than in a week the airplane will land again on Finnish soil. This time it has permit to stay, even for the whole year, as the card what came from the immigration center says.
p.s. Forgive me my grammatical mistakes, this is the first blog text I've ever written in English.
p.s. Forgive me my grammatical mistakes, this is the first blog text I've ever written in English.