Life is not a snapshot

Life. It isn’t always easy. Recently my life has been turned upside down. I moved from a city to a small town. I hung up my lab coat and left the lab; the place where I found solace and identity. I left behind a church family who truly understands my heart and knows me for who I am. To top it off, in Lubbock I was surrounded by a group of friends who were all walking in a similar season as myself. In Manhattan I feel very alone. Without fully realizing it, my heart has been taking a serious beating by life lately, and honestly…I was letting it. I very recently got dumped. Now, I’m not talking kind of dumped, I’m talking dumped…HARD. I will take credit for not taking more intentional steps to protect my own heart, BUT, there is just something about being almost thirty and being dumped. It leaves you feeling a little bit awkward, and a lot a bit rejected. I chose to put it behind me as soon ...