It happened yesterday, folks. After nearly 5 years, I broke up with my boyfriend. The long and the short of it is that he was going in one direction and I in the other. I feel scared, sad, relieved, and weird. Being single is a whole new territory for me. I'm not sure what to do with myself; what I should do first to get my life back on track.

For those of you who may become angry at me when reading this: I understand. But you must understand this: I need to be happy, and I'm going to do what makes me happy.

I'm not mad at him. I loved him. And I still do. It hurts.

More than one person has told me that it will hurt for a while. But they also said that it will get better. So I'm going to take things one minute, one hour, and one day at a time.

Please pray for me, readers. This is painful.