Being alone
Last Thursday during Bible study, our leader asked everyone what their plans were for American Thanksgiving. The idea was to figure out how many people were going to be around that night and if it was worth holding group.
Of the eight other people in the room, everyone had somewhere to go. Six have family in Washington State. There's a married couple, who have each other and their seven-month old daughter. And then there's me.
That's probably the worst part about being single with no family in the area - you just can't get together with your family whenever you want to. When everyone else around you is spending time with family, you're stuck alone.
Thankfully, a couple whom I know through church has invited me to join them for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. In the absence of family nearby, I'm thankful for good friends in the area.
At least I'll be home for Christmas.
Of the eight other people in the room, everyone had somewhere to go. Six have family in Washington State. There's a married couple, who have each other and their seven-month old daughter. And then there's me.
That's probably the worst part about being single with no family in the area - you just can't get together with your family whenever you want to. When everyone else around you is spending time with family, you're stuck alone.
Thankfully, a couple whom I know through church has invited me to join them for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. In the absence of family nearby, I'm thankful for good friends in the area.
At least I'll be home for Christmas.