by Mary B Safrit | Jan 16, 2019 | Relationships and Community, Teaching
Let’s be real… No one is the most proficient at this whole relationship thing. I mean, you might be, and if you are, perhaps you should be writing this series. But whether you are an amazing friend or a sociopath, none of us are doing this perfectly. Cool...
by Mary B Safrit | Jan 9, 2019 | Relationships and Community, Teaching
My junior year, a friend and I decided to apply for the university-owned apartments on campus. She was studying abroad for the spring semester, so we also needed to find someone who was studying abroad in the fall who could take over her room while she was gone. The...
by Mary B Safrit | Dec 19, 2018 | Relationships and Community, Teaching
“I rejoice, because I have complete confidence in you.” 2 Corinthians 8:16 This week we’re going to talk about trust, which goes hand-in-hand with some of the stuff I covered in last week’s blog on loneliness. Hello, it’s me, a completely...
by Mary B Safrit | Dec 12, 2018 | Singleness, Teaching
My brain lies to me sometimes. There are moments when my dear, sweet amygdala (the fear center in the human brain, responsible for our fight, flight, or freeze instincts) tells me all sorts of unpleasantries that are not accurate in an attempt to protect me…...
by Mary B Safrit | Dec 5, 2018 | Relationships and Community, Teaching
I’m going to visit my best friend in the whole world this weekend. Her name is Sage, and she’s the coolest. Sage and I are… different. Like almost polar opposites. The only things we share are a love of Jesus, food, and comedy. Which, as it turns...