…and merry meet again
Today I had the privilege and unexpected pleasure of running into a woman who was in my first year seminar, but who has since transferred to another school. She was back on a visit to see campus and a number of her friends. I’m not really one of those, but happily our paths crossed and we wound up walking and talking for a little bit.
When I first met Catharine Yager, I would never have used the word woman for her; mind you, neither would I have called myself a man. We were first years, which means people who aren’t really confident in themselves yet. In Catharine, this manifested as a certain awkwardness and a habit of spontaneously singing or dancing in a self-conscious manner- rather endearing behaviors. I always wished I had gotten to know her better, but we didn’t see each other too often outside of class, and where she was a confirmed member of the Oberlin Christian Fellowship, I was just getting involved in the Oberlin Pagan Awareness Network.
I hadn’t seen her around for some time, but last I knew she was going to study abroad, so I suppose I’d just been assuming she was still abroad. Turns out she’s been back, but transferred to the west coast, for some time now. I feel silly not knowing that, but in my defense, well, she wasn’t here.
Anyway, I suppose I should get to the main point of the post. Tonight I ran into her on her visit back, and we wound up talking for probably less than five minutes total. In that time, though, I realized I had an entirely new image of Catharine. She is now a beautiful young woman, confident in herself and trusting in God to put her where she needs to be- very impressive qualities. While the time I spent talking to her made me very certain that she’s a fellow Seeker (something I’ll explain in a later post), and thus sad that I won’t have the opportunity to talk to her much in person, I’m very happy that she’s somewhere that’s right for her.
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jwisser @ May 3, 2008