Maybe the lesson to be learned was for someone else and you were caught in the crossfire.

Andi & I were holding hands as we walked by the extreme sign holders downtown. One had a sign that said "Real Christians Don't Go to War." I complimented his sign and without speaking to me, he turned it around to display the message on the other side: "It's not gay, it's sin." I just kept walking, but inside it hurt. He couldn't stand the ( Read more... )

Each day is full of small acts of bravery ( Read more... )

I'm seeing her life in snapshots ( Read more... )

It is her choice to take this the way she is. I am not responsible for the pain she is feeling. I told her in the best way that I knew how. It wasn't perfect. But there is no perfect way to tell someone. I only know that I will never be at peace with everyone around me, but that I must be at peace with myself ( Read more... )

I pointed down under my car to show him where the gas was leaking out of two different lines. He pointed over to a third spot that it was dripping from. I just smiled at him and said "How awesome ( Read more... )

With every loss of something comes a gain of something else.
Something new and different.

With each person I tell it becomes more real.
It's good to be myself, but it brings a certain awkwardness as well.
I'm okay with not fighting "it" anymore.
But I'm not okay with being "it" yet.

I cried so hard that late night I purposefully drove past your house on my way home and saw a second car parked in your driveway. I couldn't figure it out. Where did all that emotion come from? I'm happy with my life and the direction it took ( Read more... )

"It's not life threatening - Back off." She says to me ( Read more... )

A lot of people have a lot of secrets ( Read more... )