The David Chronicles

Sunday night, I had a long talk with David. It had started when I was at church that night, though.

Pastor's message was a really powerful one. At the end of the service, I found myself sitting there, praying. Then, when Charity came over, I started to just sob. I felt God tugging on my heart so powerfully. Then, I just dried up my tears, and tried to hold myself together.

Well, whenever we got home that night is when David and I sat downstairs and had our little talk. He's one of the very few people that can say just the right things to get me to cry when I need to let it out.

We started out by talking about what I was feeling at church that night. He mentioned how he thought about giving me a slight shove in the direction of the altar, but he decided against it. I told him that I wish he would've because I knew it would've been a good thing.

The next thing we talked about was my life, and the steps in the right direction that I've started taking. He brought up a really good analogy. He said to look at everything in my life like running. "Eventually, you'll get to the point where you can start running laps. You can even maybe run a few laps. Then, you'll come to a point where you have to slow down and just breathe. Sometimes, you might even have to slow down to a crawl. But, you know what? At least you're still going!" So, I know that all I have to do is just keep trying. Like, I can NOT give up no matter what happens.

The major thing that stuck out to me from the talk was when he told me it's always good to have a fab five. Five people that I can rely on. Anytime. Anywhere. Five people that would be willing to help me get through whatever life throws my way.

Person #1: David, of course. I mean, the kid's getting his own chronicles! :P Anyways, he is one of my fab five. For obvious reasons, and for reasons only he and I will ever know. For starters, him and his family are giving me a place to live. They have welcomed me with arms wide open. I've been happy, and I am getting better. I can't thank them enough for everything they've done for me. I can easily say though, that David has changed my life. By bringing me to TPLC, my life has been changed for the better.

Person #2: Philip Andrew Hannum, duh. (P.S. www.pahannum.blogspot.com.) He is by far my absolute best friend. The best friend that I could ever ask for. He has been there for me the past thee years, when I had no one else. He's been there the longest, and hasn't gone anywhere. Our friendship continues to grow and to get better. He always has a shoulder that I can lean on, and I'm always here for him to lean on as well. Anyways, I literally cannot express how thankful and blessed I am to have him in my life. I still remember exactly how we met, but I also remember how easily it was to just open up and be real with him. I can definitely say that he knows more about me than any other person on this earth. I honestly have no idea what I would do without him.

Person #3: Emily Lawson, my youth pastor's wife. We really have a lot in common like, the fact that we don't sleep, tell each other goodnight, and then get right on Facebook and like each other's stuff. Like, all the time. For real, though. This lady is so good to me, and does so much for me. From calming me down when I'm stressed to letting me just word vomit completely. She is such a great woman of God.

Person #4: Jake Underwood, the next Steve Jobs. He was one of the first people to ever even tell me about God. Now, I can always rely on him to snap me back to reality when I start to ride away on the stress train. When I start to feel like I'm failing, he picks me back up and tells me that I gotta get my crap together. He shows me the kind of tough love that I need every once in a while. So thankful for him.

Person #5: Charity Silvers, my accountability partner. In the short time that I've known her, she has made a gigantic difference in my life. She supports me, even when I am struggling with things. She always tells me that I shouldn't hesitate to talk to her whenever I need to. She is a mentor in my life, and I can see her sticking by my side for as long as she can. I thank her from the bottom of my heart for being such a prayerful influence for me.

So, to wrap things up, I must say that as I wrote this, I had a big smile on my face. I am starting to see more and more how bright of a future that is ahead of me.

So thankful, and so blessed.