Funny Chance Meeting

I walked into the counseling office today for the weekly phone conference with Caroline and her counselor at Meridell, to find two of my good friends in the waiting room. They were there for different reasons, one was having her kid tested for educational reasons, and the other for counseling, I surmised. It is amazing how many of my friends have seen or are seeing counselors, (or need to be in counseling). Life is stressful, and our family spent the last seven years or so in counseling.

I have walked with more than one friend through the revelation of adultery and all of its aftermath, or husbands addicted to pornography, or scarred by childhood abuse. None of my close friends have any illusions of idyllic lives experienced without unexpected heartbreak or even tragedy. If you live long enough, something will break. So we are all broken people, but many don't acknowledge the brokenness or have ways of "coping" that only lead to more destruction in some form. I am thankful for skilled counselors and psychologists who help mend broken people and relationships.