Scary Things and Happy Things
Just faced another of the scariest moments of my life. I wonder if I will ever get used to it? This morning I came out to a friend I carpool with. His friendship means a great deal to me and I have wanted to tell him for some time, but have not had the courage. I used to think that I was a pretty good judge of character, and while I still believe it to be true in general, there are the secret workings of a person’s heart, their true character, that are difficult to see. There are moments, though, when we truly see a person’s character, moments when guards are down, moments of vulnerability. When talking to someone you care about, outing yourself is definitely one. For both of you. “I’ve got to share something with you,” I told him this morning. “Before I chicken out. You never know where God is going to take you and he has certainly taken me on a strange path during the past year.” I explained that I had spent the majority of my li...