Goodbye - English
elalleqa - Arabic
khodaa haafez _ persian
(aabar dekha hobey) - Bengali
Donadagohvi - Cherokee
Hagoonea' - Navajo
Ja ne / じゃね (informal) - Japanese
Ja mata ne / じゃまたね (formal) - Japanese
Sayonara / さよなら (if you will not see them for a long time) - Japanese
Auf Wiedersehen - German
Bis dann - German
Arrivederci - Italian
Addio - Italian
Ciao - Italian
Buona sera - Italian
Au Revoir - French (aw reh-VWAH)
À bientôt - French (see you later)(ah bee-EN-toe)
Hejdå - Swedish
Aloha - Hawaiian
Le'hitraot - Hebrew
Shalom - Hebrew
Aavajo - Gujarati
Sampai Jumpa - Indonesian
Adios - Spanish
Paalam - Filipino
Zai Jian - Chinese, Mandarin
Zoi Geen (the "g" is pronounced like geek) - Chinese, Cantonese
Farvel - Danish
Fir Milenge (see you) - Hindi
Ayo - Papiamentu
Rub Rakha - Punjabi
Feri bhetaula (lit. we'll meet again) - Nepali
Do zobaczenia (see you) - Polish
Żegnaj - Polish
Adeus - Portuguese
Do svidan’ya/До Свидания (until we meet again, formal)- Russian
Do vstrechi/До Встречи (until we meet again) - Russian
Tot ziens - Dutch
再见 - Chinese
Yasou (YAH-soo) - Greek
Hwyl fawr - Welsh
Näkemiin (See you) - Finnish
Hyvästi (Farewell) - Finnish
Hasta La Vista (see you later) - Spanish
Vale- Latin (to one person)
La revedere - Romanian
zai jian - Chinese
Ha det bra - Norwegian
Ha det - Norwegian
Sees - Norwegian
Snakkes - Norwegian

Slan - Irish


As you can see, there are several ways to say good bye.....but none see very appropriate when you are saying it to your own child...however, I have decided, as this is not a break up, a death, a moving 5 states away...this is spreading wings and flying ( and P.S., how totally exciting is that???) that when it is time tomorrow, I will give him a big hug (and YES, a big ole' kiss,) and say...I'll be seeing ya....because how true...before I know it, he will NEED me. Ok, he will need clean clothes and a fresh food supply...and gas...and money.....and just basic stuff. So, what the fool am I to think of this as good bye?!?! It is like a long sleep over at a friends how where you just happen to pack all of your things in case you need them. Right???

Despite feeling overwhelmed by the whole thing, I am so very excited for him, and more than anything, I am PROUD of him for the man he has grown into...and a fine man he is.

So, in other news, ....oh wait, there doesn't' seem to be any. =-) So, thank you all for your support, and for getting my "deep dark sadness"...=-) over my firstborn leaving home...but if I can kick cancer in the butt, I certainly can do this with grace and style. And a LARGE box of Kleenex.

Take a good look at God's wonders-they take your breath away.
I pray Zach gets out there and sees all the wonders of the world...knowing that God is ALWAYS with him (as are we!) and that no matter what challenges or struggles may come his way, no matter what triumphs and victories he achieves, his Heavenly Father is there...with a basket to carry his burdens and a wall to display his accomplishments.

I pray all of you today, whatever your burden or joy is, know that God is with you, now and always....no matter what. If you need him, just call on him....his line is never busy, and he will never put you on hold...no matter how long it has been.

Joyfully yours,
Julie