A short note on my own journey today. I've blogged before about the way God has dealt with many of the issues of my heart - especially some deep anger. While there is plenty left to do, the stuff that has been shifted has been quite amazing.

One area that I particularly struggled was in the making of friendships - especially with men. Being with men (or as a child - with boys) has been a real difficulty for many, many years. But a sign of a significant shift was the fact I was able to spend a weekend away with a group of guys recently - most of whom I did not know at all. I still found myself avoiding some circumstances, but being there in itself was big for me.

Another sign is a friendship developing locally. A coffee now and then, some good chats where we both share some stuff, and a sense of safety. Pretty tame stuff for most, but massive for me, and a sure, sure sign of God's healing touch.