Category: friends
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Gratitude Day 6: My BFF
I am so grateful that four years ago my best friend moved home from Arizona. It was right before Grandma passed away. It was when I was at a really REALLY low point. Having her around and back in my day to day life kept me from completely losing my mind. Community is everything.
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Home By Way of Culvers
There is a sweet lady at our congregation with Williams Syndrome. She lives with her elderly mother and lots of people help take care of her. (Taking her on outings, out to eat, to and from church.) One night the person who was giving her a ride had a family emergency and so she asked…
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Bake Them A Cake
When I was little our Sunday school teacher said if there is a person you don’t like you should bake them a cake. The idea being that doing a kindness for someone you don’t like might make them more bearable, and you might even become friends. I think it’s a nice thought, but what if…
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Where Are the Men?
I read stats once that said Kansas is a place people came to settle down with their families, it’s not a great place for singles to find love. I believe it. Kansas is my favorite. I want to stay here forever. Unfortunately, I don’t want to stay here forever alone. But all the men are…
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Getting Past the Awkward
I was recently talking to my extroverted friend at church and I said, “I just have to tell you… If you are trying to set me up with so and so I will NEVER be able to speak to them because I will be paranoid. So… if you want us to be friends please don’t…
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Rhyming Names
My best friend and I have rhyming names. We go to a coffee shop and they call us out, “Meagan… Regan…” Sometimes they say it with a question, like, “Do you really rhyme?” And yes, we do. It’s a great conversation starter. Moral of the story… if you want to keep life simple rhyme with…
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Pros and Cons of Getting Involved
I have been attending church with my brother’s family for about six months now, and I love it. In the last couple of weeks I have started to get to know people and get more involved. This weekend I helped paint some animal posters for VBS. While painting I knew I was reaching the “next…
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Trying to Explain a Struggle
To someone who just doesn’t get it… Have you ever had something that you needed help with but couldn’t explain it? I have often tried to explain my inner thoughts to someone who doesn’t understand. Church friends especially. You can see in their face when you lose them. It is rough because we are called…
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My Friend, the Coroner
This week I celebrated a good friend’s birthday. She is an assistant coroner for the county. I think… Her job is to go investigate deaths and make sure they’re not suspicious. She also deals with contacting the family and letting them know what services are available to help… tend to the body of the deceased.…
Redheaded Jill 