Yellow brick road

Living on one's own in a city where you don't know more than a handful of people can be rather lonely at times. During college (and this is something I took for granted before now) there were so many like-minded people your age at your fingertips. For four years no matter which way you turned there was someone there willing to form a friendship. Now, however, it seems the friendship path is a bit dusty and overgrown making it hard to follow. I never really gave much thought as to how people made friends because friends had always been so readily available in school. These days, though, I am constantly asking, "Just how do people do it?" I type this as I close another Friday night in my apartment by myself. Ahh, to long for the days of college...

In hindsight

Too many things comes crashing
                 down,
                        down,
                              down
And the tears
                 fall,
                        fall,
                                fall.

A dear friend's father passed away this morning. I've found myself overwhelmed from work and unable to lock-up my emotions. I mourn for the loss of a father, husband, friend, what could have been, and what will never be. I sigh in an attempt to calm my nerves and in hopes of catching a second wind as the school year grows ever more demanding.

I pray you find yourself resting in the peace of the Lord all your days.