I have been praying for some relief from the miserable loneliness I feel here in Austin. Part of it is because I don't make friends easily, so the good freinds I do have are hard no impossible to let go of. But those friends that no me inside and out arn't here and we can't live our lives on the phone every evening. So I've been trying to meet people, men, women, young, old. I am trying not to be picky. This quest has landed me becoming more involved at church which is a real blessing but still hasn't scratched the itch.
Last week one of my college roommates sent me a message on MySpace. She, her brand new baby and husband just moved to Austin. I haven't gotten to see her yet but we have made lunch plans for next week and just the increase in email and knowing that she's just an exit away on my drive home from work is so comforting. If that wasn't a big enough God-n-sidence then listen to this.
Yeasterday I had debated on asking the people at a church I visited when I first moved here to take me off their email list since I don't go there and only did for a few weeks. At the last minuet I decided not to and for no good reason what so ever. I even had the email written explaining it was nothing personal but deleated it without sending. Today I got an email from the group saying that a guy had called the church office ans wanted more information and where the group was meeting tonight. It included his full name and number. The name happened to be the same name is a friend of mine from the youth group in highschool and Junior High that moved away before we graduated. On a long shot I called the number and it was him! I was shocked! He's been living in Austin for a while and has been really needing some young christian friends too. He's comming to church with me tonight and I am so excited I could just pop. I can't wait to see him. There is just something really beautiful about someone who knew you and loved you even were you were a giant dork and still does.
