During the last month I’ve gotten to spend time with my man’s
favorite men and their beautiful wives, my dear college friends, and my favorite people from Des Moines. I’ve watched friends get married, I’ve
celebrated brides-to-be, I’ve brought boxes to friends bravely, faithfully
starting a new adventure across the country, and I’ve giggled and grown
spiritually with a friend I haven’t seen since December. I’ve hugged my hellos,
cried too many goodbyes, and I’ve remembered once again some of the wisest
counsel I’ve ever received: God brings the right people into your life at the
right time, but seasons inevitably change.
I’ve seen this to be true in college and again as we
transitioned into married life here. I thank God for the people with whom He
surrounded us with then, and I pray that despite my many failures, I’ve been
that person for others in the season they’ve needed me.
Sometimes in the busyness, I forget God made us to spur one
another on in community. Sometimes in the midst of my own pain, I forget that
true, deep friendship is worth being vulnerable. But sometimes, in the midst
of the content silence of being known, I remember this:
“…there really is nothing like good friends, like the
sounds
of their laughter and the tones of their voices
and the things they teach us in
the quietest, smallest moments.”
Shauna Niequist in Bittersweet
Thanks, dear friends.
No matter how many states may separate
us, know you are loved.
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| Three strands are not easily broken. Six strands make it family. |
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| My Fab Five...such sweet sisters! |
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| Two of our favorites...NC doesn't know its awesome level just went through the roof! |
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| A dear woman of faith came up to go to Women of Faith with me... loved celebrating with her, too! |
