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A Lily Looking for a Haven - 9/27/2008 4:05:56 AM
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laughing4lily
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My real name isn't Lily, but that's what I'm known by on the internet. Anyways, I'm a Lutheran, born and bred. I consider myself a traditionalist, as in I cherish traditions as a connection to the past and hopefully a future, but only moderately conservative. I do have an open mind. I love art, music, history and science, particularly astronomy, and I play the flute. If I had to pick a phrase to describe myself, I would say that I am an Intellectual Christian. Oh, and my memory can really stink sometimes >.< but I keep at it!
The reason I came here is because I'm going through a rough time right now, and the social circles where I can safely discuss my faith has dwindled considerably (part of it may actually be me being terrible with keeping in contact with people. I've always been like that). And my age group at my church is rather thin right now. Many are still in college, some moved away, some are married and started families, and others are in the military (we have long list).
So, I'm the odd, single 20 something with no one to really relate to in my immediate area. That's how I ended up on the internet looking for a decent Christian forum. I saw this site and one of the first topics I went into was from someone going through a similar situation as mine. Her username starts with Ashley I believe. I've already given her a couple of posts.
I lost my mother back in July a week before my 26th birthday to Grave's Disease, a hereditary condition that basically screws up your body's hormones. In the end, her own body ended up poisoning itself. She was only 53.
I hope to feel at home here, and be able to participate in discussions when I'm up to it. I've got a long ways to go in terms of healing, but I'm tired of staying in one place doing and saying nothing. I even retreated from family members and I'm currently trying to reach out to them again. And as you have noticed, when I get going I do tend to ramble on especially when I'm tired. 
~Lily~
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RE: A Lily Looking for a Haven - 9/28/2008 6:45:32 AM
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Oldwing
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Welcome to the forum Lily. Losing your Mother and/or Father is a sobering thing. I've lost both - Father when he was 43 and Mother at 64. I'm now 57 and there is still a great feeling of loss alongside a feeiling of responsibility that comes with being at the 'head of the generational train'. I now look at my grandchildren and see myself and pray their lives are as blessed as mine has been.
When I was younger I was not isolated - in fact I was a stage entertainer and had MANY friends. It wasn't until I left the stage at 32 that I began to fall away into isolation. Around that time I met my wife and we opened a business that kept us even more isolated. Today, by the grace of God, we are once again 'coming out of our coccon' and reaching out to people instead of waiting for them to reach for us. That is the key.
Sure, you'll get rejected and even burned a few times, but the rewards of having true friends is well worth the pains it takes to find them. Keep on keeping on Lily. The Lord will bless you with true friendship in His time.
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Gary
These things I command you, that you love one another. John 15:17
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