All around me are familiar faces.....

The past 6 months seems like a whirlwind of new faces and new experiences. It's been great meeting a lot of new people and making new friends, but the past week I've really been longing for some familiar faces. I want to sit in a room with people who know my story; where silence is ok and there's no pressure to make conversation. I've realized lately that less and less people know my story and I don't know many of my newer friends stories either. It makes me sad, but it's hard for me to learn about someones past when it's not facilitated for me in a hyper compressed get to know you session. I want to become better at asking questions and allowing people to tell me their story. I want to become a better listener and actually care when people tell me about their life. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with trying to maintain healthy relationships and that's when I crave those familiar faces the most. I miss the Rupps a lot. As well as the Cunninghams. I miss Tina, David and Clayre. I miss my Mom. Those people are my family and I feel honored that they let me be part of their lives. I think sometimes I take those relationships for granted but right now they are precious to me. There's nothing better than having people really know me and them still loving me.