My best friend is pulling away.
“It feels like my best friend is pulling away from me. She’s spending more time with the friends and less time with me. I’m hurt but obviously can’t say, “Stop spending time with other people.” I just want to feel included and like she still cares about me. But I feel like bringing anything up […]
Goodbye 2012.
I don’t know about you, but I have several friends who are desperate to say goodbye to 2012. It wasn’t a good year for them. I know the feeling of dying for a new chapter of life. I, too, have been thrilled to say goodbye to a year, as if January 1 brings a blank […]
Christmas in the dark
Two weeks ago, one of the teaching pastors at my church made me think about the birth of Christ in a whole new light. While we typically think of it as a “silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright…” with singing angels, a happy Mary, shepherds in awe, Lloyd (our pastor) reminded […]
I’ve had enough of feeling like I’m not enough.
For me, and for many of us, our first waking thought of the day is “I didn’t get enough sleep.” The next one is “I don’t have enough time.” Whether true or not, that thought of not enough occurs to us automatically before we even think to question or examine it. We spend most of […]
I’m just not happy at college.
“Everyone says that college is the best four years of your life, but so far it’s been pretty hard and lonely. Why does it seem like everyone else is doing so much better than me? I’m wondering if I picked the wrong school and maybe need to transfer.” Listen to me. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. […]