Comments on: Together…

By: Cherylee

Cherylee — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:53:22 +0000

I’ve let people in and gotten hurt. So, I just stick to myself and my kids now. It’s actually quite depressing….Good post though.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:47:21 +0000

Your post makes me slightly lonely. Sometimes I feel like I just don’t get close to people or can’t find someone that will be completely open with me as I am with them.

I’ll get there.

By: This Is Reverb » Grilled Shrimp Skewers…

This Is Reverb » Grilled Shrimp Skewers… — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:23:35 +0000

[...] in life. Sometimes we watch movies. Sometimes we make cinnamon rolls for people. Sometimes we just sit around a fire and smoke cigars…well…the men’s group does at [...]

By: MaLady

MaLady — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:02:00 +0000

Amazing. I’ve been challenged from many angles to REALLY LEARN how to do/be community.

By: nerves05

nerves05 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:05:00 +0000

These some good questions.

Who is speaking into my life? No one
* Do I have people I can trust with my stuff? other than my mother no
* Who can I call at 3am when everything is crashing down? no one
* Do you fully know anyone? nope
* Are you fully known by anyone? no
* Do you have others to lean on when you’re too weak? Nope
* Are you trying to rely on yourself for everything? Yep.
and this has become a real problem espically in my marriage.

Kind of depressing.

By: Brad Ruggles

Brad Ruggles — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:11:00 +0000

Those are some great pics but I like the message of the post even better. We all need people in our lives that can speak truth to us and help us pick ourselves up when we’ve fallen flat on our face.

Great stuff Ryan.

By: justmetoyou

justmetoyou — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:49:00 +0000

This is a happy post. Good questions.

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:34:00 +0000

I’m a forced loner. I do not spend my time alone by choice. I know who I’d call at 3am … but they are 3000 miles away and couldn’t physically help me anyway. Though emotionally, sometimes it really helps to know there is SOMEONE out there.

By: Carly

Carly — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:39:00 +0000

I am a loner during my drives to and from work…totaling 10 hours a week….and that’s plenty, thank you.

By: ksw

ksw — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:14:00 +0000

I’m a loner. It’s a lot less painful than being subjected to the judgment and rejection that is the eventual result of trying to belong somewhere.

Also, did you know that a single parent has to work three times as hard as a belgian horse?

By: Snobound

Snobound — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:05:00 +0000

Great post – you said all that’s been on my heart for a while. Thanks!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:23:00 +0000

I love the idea of a life group. Just forming a community of support. Especially for those of us facing challenges of the workforce, parenting, and relationships in this fast-changing world. It’s funny, I can’t ever imagine my parent’s generation reaching out like that.

By: melanie

melanie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:43:00 +0000

Oh, dear…is that yet another shot of Ryan D’s butt? Must we?

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:43:00 +0000

This is so very thought provoking. I am part of an online book club of sorts. We’re having this conversation over there.

We may not be near each other physically, but we’re there for each other to mentally/virtually support one another. Our church in Tacoma, WA has small groups. They’re not called life groups, but work much the same way. I’m working hard at building personal relationships.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:30:00 +0000

It was weird, I felt sunburned on my front half and frozen on my back.

Dan is sexy by firelight.