Giving up grudges. The end of Christmas break this last year, I was by someone I thought was a very important person in my life. For about four months, I've done nothing but hate her. Maybe not always verbally but in my head for four months I have constantly been telling myself negative things involving her. I've been thinking alot this last week about how unhealthy and unhappy that really does make me. I've decided to forgive. After all, God forgives me every time I ask for forgiveness. The least I could do, in following Christ, is try and forgive this person. It's one person. God forgives TONS.
So tonight, I did it. I contacted my friend. It started out being a very casual conversation, VERY casual. Mostly about school and AP Exams this week. Some how through all of that we both reassured each other of our friendship. We definitely did not just pick up where we left off, but we did let each other know we were both a phone call away.
I'm happy right now.
It took about 4 months... but I feel SO good.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
My ShanShan!
Hello everyone (um the 2 or 3 people who might actually read this),
In my very first blog I've decided to write about a lady who has made me a better Christian and a better person over all.
Her name is Shannon. Shannon is a youth counselor at my church. I wish I could explain the very minute that I met Shannon and became so close to her, but I can't. I just remembered it was a quick process. She started coming to Tuesday Sr. High nights and Youth on Sundays. I don't remember ever taking the time to talk to her or get to know her. But what I do remember is, the first time that I wished she were at a youth event. Every summer, the youth go on a trip called M&M Tour (Music&Mission). It really is my favorite youth trip. It gives the youth to rebuild the strong bonds we have. This past summer Shannon wasn't able to go on the trip. The last night we had all sorts of "drama". All of us girls felt like we didn't have a person there to help us (my other favorite youth counselor was out with her dad). The whole time, I was thinking "If only Shannon was here...!"
Now, almost a year later, she has been there for me through everything. Everything. I know that if I called Shannon at 2:30 in the morning from downtown she would be there for me in a split second.
Shannon is not my "25 year old best friend" or my "the person I get booze from" (I've had friends explain young adults they know to me with these labels.)
Shannon is someone I look up to. She is constant, positive reminder of who I want to be and how I want to live my life.
In my very first blog I've decided to write about a lady who has made me a better Christian and a better person over all.
Her name is Shannon. Shannon is a youth counselor at my church. I wish I could explain the very minute that I met Shannon and became so close to her, but I can't. I just remembered it was a quick process. She started coming to Tuesday Sr. High nights and Youth on Sundays. I don't remember ever taking the time to talk to her or get to know her. But what I do remember is, the first time that I wished she were at a youth event. Every summer, the youth go on a trip called M&M Tour (Music&Mission). It really is my favorite youth trip. It gives the youth to rebuild the strong bonds we have. This past summer Shannon wasn't able to go on the trip. The last night we had all sorts of "drama". All of us girls felt like we didn't have a person there to help us (my other favorite youth counselor was out with her dad). The whole time, I was thinking "If only Shannon was here...!"
Now, almost a year later, she has been there for me through everything. Everything. I know that if I called Shannon at 2:30 in the morning from downtown she would be there for me in a split second.
Shannon is not my "25 year old best friend" or my "the person I get booze from" (I've had friends explain young adults they know to me with these labels.)
Shannon is someone I look up to. She is constant, positive reminder of who I want to be and how I want to live my life.
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