Traveling mercies

Is there ever a time when "Goodbye" isn’t sad? I’m not sure when that is. These days I am working in California for about two weeks and then I am home for a few days. Boy, it is getting harder and harder on the plane flights back to work. This time I had a lot of ocular moisture leakage for the first half hour or so. I understand that is very cleansing! Excellent. I know this is only for a relatively short period of time, only about ten months more, but I would love for that to change in a miraculous moment. In the meantime, I pray for peace, and for courage, and for traveling mercies.