Thankful Thursday 16

Today I am thankful for:

1) Almonds - delicious and nutritious

2) The ability to read the Bible in it's original languages (the opportunities I've had in learning).

3) My passport - which means I have the option of traveling God's beautiful planet.


Give thanks to the Lord for He is good! Psalm 107:1 and 118:1

My life is weird

Well at one blog a month for the last few months - I've been off the radar. I've been so busy I can barely breath the last few months but things have finally settled down a little bit and I'm feeling like things are going to start flowing better. And here is what I would like to say:

My life is weird.

I am in the unique position of being one of a very small group of people: woman senior pastors (and a young one at that). What I've been thinking about lately is that because of this unique situation, I am in the position of having very few real friends/relationships. Many people who know what I do try to be a "more Christian" version of themselves around me and new people tend to back off or freak out when they find out what I do. People are not authentic with me, they keep me at arms length...it's a lonely place to be.

My husband is my best friend, which is grand, but the poor guy is really my only social outlet. It puts a lot of pressure on him and I'm not sure what to do about it. I have no one else to have fun with, hang out with, or just be Shannon with. I love my job, but it has isolated me too.