by David Hayward | Jun 9, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I came across this photo of myself when I was 10 years old. A wave of emotions swept through me. Immediately, I started speaking to him very lovingly. I told him everything he was going to experience. Nothing was excluded. I shared with him the pains, the abuses, the...
by David Hayward | Jul 30, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Many of us here have experienced the same thing: the loss of really close friends because our faith vanished or our beliefs changed or our relationship with the church disintegrated or all the above. Lisa and I have chosen to try to restore a few of those friendships....
by David Hayward | Aug 17, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm okay
On Saturday Lisa and I, along with my sister, my brother-in-law, and our 3 nephews, went to the local Farmers’ Market. It was a beautiful day and crowded with people. There was a steel drum band playing. The smell of fresh food being made was in the air. Lots of arts...
by David Hayward | Jun 20, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm sad
I genuinely hurt a good friend many years ago. I regretted it as soon as I did it. He hasn’t really forgiven me. I’ve made every attempt to repent and repair, but it changed our relationship. We rarely, if ever, see each other anymore. There have been many...
by shade | Dec 15, 2013 | Feelings
we were not-quite-fully-engaged one christmas and i was visiting north and his family. every time i approached a room, they would leave! all of them! mostly i didn’t care. N was busy a lot, and it seemed like no one would talk to me. they were constantly talking...