In college a group of girls in our adjoining suite threw a birthday party at a local restaurant for some friends. Everyone was talking about who was going and what people were going to wear. Granted, they weren’t close friends of mine, but nearly the entire school was invited with red invitations dropped into our college mailboxes. Except mine.
I felt so left out and hurt until one of my roommates said, B, they didn’t invite you because they knew you wouldn’t go. It’s at a bar and everyone is going to get wasted. It’s not your scene.
She was right. But I still just wanted the invite. The option. The courtesy. And if I’m really honest, the red invite in my mailbox.
I swore I would be intentional about inviting my close friends and family to any party or event I had so as to not make them feel left out. But on Friday, I failed. One of my closest friends was in town and I didn’t invite her to SeaCoast Grace where I spoke on Friday night. I got a text that said:
Dude. Why didn’t you invite me with you tonight?! I would’ve gone.
For starters, I feel lame asking people to join me for events because I always feel like it’s a burden. Secondly, I am a chicken and I don’t want to fail in dispensing God’s word. Third, I’m a loner by choice and enjoy the feeling of walking in alone and being forced to make new friends and meet new people.
But I was sad that my BFF didn’t get her proverbial red invite in her college mailbox. So this is for her and everyone else who wants to come to a couple parties I’ll be at. 😉 If you’re in town, I’d love to see you at the following events:
- Catalyst, Gywnett Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, October 5-7, 2011
- Enough, The Crossing Church, Costa Mesa, California, October 10 [women only], $5
- Authentic Beauty, Calvary Chapel East Anaheim, Anaheim, California, October 15 [teens, young adults], $5
Happy Monday B! Might be a little early but I can’t wait to meet you at the Identity Conference in November! Got my red invite and RSVP-ed 😉
If you ever come to the Midwest I would be there! 🙂
My in-laws live in the Midwest (Minnesota) so I may not be speaking there but visiting every so often 😉
dude!!! i wonder what friend that was??! haha. i love you…thanks for the invite.
I wonder who that friend was??? 😉 I love you. I called you yesterday. Miss you!
Having a lot of friends in America (comparatively) reading about them meeting up feels like hearing about parties I haven’t been invited to. But I believe, I will be close enough to crash them anyway!
Will be at all three of those events…….in spirit. Which is good because people tend to like me a lot better in spirit 😉
I like you in PERSON! Let’s make it happen 🙂
I suppose that’s why you flaked on me in London?!!! 😉
When are you going to make your way up to Northern CA? 🙂
I’ll be there when a church invites me 🙂 I’d love to!
We’re hoping to take a few girls to Authentic Beauty, so we’ll see you there 🙂
ahhh.. totally have to meet you while you’re in Atlanta! Met your sis after 5 years of blog stalking a couple weeks ago! 😉 You ladies have been so instrumental in my life & we’ve neva met but i love you like kinfolk!!! 😉 hopefully the stars will align!!! xoxoxo