Loneliness

Moving has a strange way of getting me all caught up, a giant twister of a storm catches me up with my home-family and all and then drops us in a new unfamiliar land leaving me to pick up the pieces, reorient myself, and then find a good local dr & grocery store to boot.

Today I feel like I got the drop part.

In truth, we've been in this new town for 7 or 8 weeks. But I think I just woke up from the blur of house hunting and settling that I've needed to do. In a moment of quiet today I had the strange realization that I'm without friends here.

I've made a friend. I call her pool Jen because I met her at the pool. She and I were kindred's,I both in move-mode with summer days to spend and kiddos to entertain. Now our kiddos have hit the busy road, school, sports and life and I barely see her. I think our paths won't cross accidentally so I should certainly phone her soon so I can stop whining about the no friend thing.

When you leave a town you leave behind people who don't always keep in touch..they're lives keep going and sometimes I think they protect themselves by being quiet. I miss my old friends, I want a new friend. I'm praying to that end. Loneliness doesn't look good on me.

So there you have it. No fancy post with a "cheer up" ending or spiritual content. It's just where I am today.