How to Nurture a Friendship with Someone in a Different Life Season

Friendship is seriously one of my most favorite things ever. They are all so different and unique - none compares to another. Often times, one of the difficulties comes in when you move into a new season of life and your friends stay back, or your friend moves into a new season and you don't...

So, how do you continue to be friends, even when your life seasons change?

5 Tough Questions About Friends & A Few Answers To Think About

Friendship is an interesting beast. You can either be completely built up and complimented by friendship or totally destroyed and broken down by it. I have definitely felt my share of each type as I'm sure you have too.

How to Deal With Hurt From Friends

I am sharing the second grouping of questions that I have from my time at VCS. You can read the last set here. These ones are a little tougher and a little deeper than the previous set. It pains me to know that SO many youth experience hurt from friends, but it does not come as a surprise to me.

To the friend that lost a loved one

I recently had a friend lose a loved one and when you are states apart, it's difficult to know what ways to help and how to encourage without giving a physical hug or bringing dinner over.

When Friends Won't Listen

I'm very excited about this new series for February. Almost a year ago, I had the privilege of sharing some of my story with the middle and high school kids. During our time, I handed out 3x5 cards for them to write questions on. We were able to go through a few of them, but I really wanted to come back and answer the others.

When Friendship is Hard

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I've had all types of friends, I've had friendships where we have been inseparable, I've had long distance best friends, I've had friends that are only half in and I've had friends that take absolutely everything that I can give. I've also gone through different seasons of friends and friendships. Seasons of not knowing how much I needed the friend that I had at the time, seasons of not having any friends, and seasons of friends in abundance.

Friends for Different Seasons

One of my most favorite verses in high school was "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24