Kristen McLane

Posted by Kristen McLane on November 30th, 2007 in Relationships

It has been four years and I finally feel like I’m entering into a new friend chapter of my life.  Now don’t read me wrong, I have a lot of friends from church that I truly love and I’m honored to be their friend.  Friends who love me for who I am.   Friends who have blessed me beyond belief.  At the same time I don’t have anyone that I would call my “best friend” with the exception of my husband but he doesn’t count for the moment since I’m speaking of girlfriends.  I am partly to blame, it’s true.  I’m not the bubbly outgoing type that instantly lights up the room.  I don’t like to talk on the telephone.  I prefer one on one conversations sipping a cup of tea over mingling in a large group.  I know for a fact that there are some people who think I don’t like them but truth be told, I’m just shy.  I’m actually quite nice.  Really, I am.  I simply desire one or two of those special kinds of relationships.  People I actually want to call on the telephone.  Preferably people in the same stage of life as me.  I had those friendships in Chicago.  And then I moved.  And I did what is hard for a shy person to do.  I started over.  In a new town.  And then another new town.  So here I am.  And guess what.  I’m reaching out.  I’m trying even when I’m not 100% comfortable.  And it is working.  Thank you God for new friends.