After

After all the endless waiting
After not knowing if things will ever work out
After seeing others succeed
After having to listen to impertinent questions- why? when?
from people who didn't care in the first place
After giving it try after try
After not knowing if God is hearing
After being at home alone for nearly four months
After patience having almost reached the end of the rope
After not giving up
After all the prayers, the pain, the loneliness, the uncertainity
After seeing how family sticks together and finding out which friends you can count on
After all the hard work and perseverance pays off
After you have endured

May God watch over you as you enter a new land
May He give you the desires of your heart
May He make all your plans succeed
May He turn His face towards You
and show you favor
May He grant you good friends, a steadfast mind
and May you have the time of your life.

I love you Abs and I will miss you!