Maybe...just maybe.

Almost a year ago, some things happened in my life.

And I'll be honest, I shut down emotionally.

I built up walls.

I didn't want friends. 

I didn't want to talk on the phone to anyone.

You see, if you have a friend, they can hurt you. {Amen preachers wives?  Been there?}

I had been hurt.

But I wasn't going to be hurt anymore.

Nope.

I didn't need a friend.

I didn't want to go to the park, or out to eat...

I'm fine by myself.

And then the blood clot.

I can't say for sure that this is why God brought me to this place.

But I can say that this is one good thing that came out of this particular circumstance in my life.

I learned something.

People love me.

I'm not saying that to be conceited.  

People care.

And I have missed out on friendships...

the taking and the giving side, because of the walls that I had built up.

I'm not saying this won't ever happen again, but for today, I am thankful to have learned this lesson.

I need friends.

I need family.

And I hope that when they need me, I can be there for them, like they have been here for me.

No more walls.