Proverbs 14:20

      I remember telling some good friends before I left for seminary to pray for me in November.  "By then," I said, " I'll be thinking about all that I've left behind and wondering just what I'd done."  It seems I'm right on schedule.  I've been a bit on the mellow side these past few days not feeling like talking much.  When I lived alone I had plenty of time to be by myself and catch some alone time.  In community I'm finding it different...when sitting alone someone walks by and rubs your back or plops down beside you, not saying anything, just letting you know they care. Folks ask how you're doing and wonder if everythings okay.  After class friends take you with them to shop for Halloween candy and then to Dairy Queen for a pumpkin pie blizzard, and you find your load getting just a bit lighter.  Then you come home to discover that someone you've missed talking with has missed you too and has sent some Chai tea to remind you of your long conversations at Simply Yummy in Winston Salem...and then I remember how blessed I am once again to be surrounded...near and far...by my friends...whom I've never quite realized their value...until now...
    You will never know how much God has used you to encourage me, motivate me, and inspire me in this journey that I'm on...but I gotta run...some friends have invited me for dinner...