Girlfriends

I am blessed with some of the very best girlfriends in the entire world.  Childhood friends, college friends, work friends, Patrick’s friends, family friends, Facebook friends, my new friends of angel babies, and all the friends in between.  It has never been more apparent how wonderful my friends are than it has over the last 7 months.  I get emotional just thinking about it.  Seriously.  I was talking to Amber the other day on the phone and was crying because I was so thankful for how awesome my friends are!  I feel horrible for them that they have had to go through this loss!  I know it’s not easy for them to watch their friend go through a major life crisis.  I’m sure it’s hard for them to know what to say, or what to do, but you would NEVER know it!  Somehow, they ALWAYS know just what to say and just what to do…..When to call.  When to text. When to email.  When to show up at my house for a visit.  When to talk and when to listen.  When to make me laugh and when to let me cry.  They are amazing.  Truly amazing!!! 

This picture is of some of my girlfriends from college that still live in NWA.  It was taken at dinner a couple of weeks ago:)…..

*This message is taken from Kate’s blog.  She is so good with words!  She is referring to our group of friends from college, and it really touched my heart, so I couldn’t help but share it……      

My friends remind me by their very steadfastness, that truth, beauty and goodness exist in the world, and that, no matter what, there are and always will be people loving people through THICK and through THIN! ;)

It is hard to believe that almost 14 years ago we were thrown into a room together at the chi-o house and had no idea how truly meaningful each would be to each other's lives.

We are missing faces in these pics (missed you girls! ) but ALL of our girls mean the world to me! :)

We still all talk through email almost every day. We started doing that when we graduated and have been emailing multiple times a day, everyday for 10 years now.

When one laughs, we all laugh

When one cries, we all cry.

We all know how to encourage each other, how to laugh at each other, and how to laugh at ourselves, how to listen, how to comfort, how to celebrate, how to want the very best for each other.

We have been through boyfriends and break ups, weddings and wonder ifs, fights with our husbands and i'm sorry's, screaming kids and "mommy i love you’s , new jobs and down sizes, adoptions and travels, labor and deliveries, lost touch and open arms, cancers and sickness,  loved ones passing away and healthy recoveries, pregnancies and miscarriages, moving houses and moving to a new country, new beginnings and daily struggles. And most recently a loss of a child.

Our faith has strengthened. That is for sure.

God has placed these friendships in each of our lives to share His love.

And for that, we are grateful.

We all have separate groups of friends that we have made or carried with us throughout the years and those friendships continue as gifts as well.

But our experiences, in this group, keep our hearts bound to each other forever.

May it ALWAYS remain as constant and solid throughout the years.

love you girls!!! :)

(And just for the record, Patrick has some amazing “boyfriends” too!  I’ll let him elaborate on that sometime.)