Belonging
Have you ever felt out of place or like you didn’t belong? Or have you wished for a place where you could be exactly who God created to be? Do you wonder why you are different from those around you? I can answer “yes” to all of those questions. It has been confirmed that I don’t fit into this world. While eating lunch at a local sandwich shop, there was a table of six middle-aged women. It seemed that they were probably visiting the valley from who knows where, because they were taking pictures at the non-descript delicatessen in the area. I wasn’t trying to listen in on their conversation, but due to the proximity of the tables and the volume of the dialogue I couldn’t help but overhear it. The women were giving each other advice on how to get rid of a hangover. (I had a really good suggestion—not to drink so much, but didn’t think they would welcome me jumping into their discussion or appreciate my idea.) Like I said earlier, these ladies were not youngsters that you...