The gift of friends. I find it incredible that
God places the exact right people at the exact right
time in our lives. And how cool is it that He has a master-plan blueprint of
our lives and is orchestrating them in such a way that we are given just what
we need, when we need it?
If I had to use one hashtag for the rest of my life, or define my
life with a single hashtag it would be #blessed. We have been so
blessed in our life in several ways {see previous posts for an explanation of
these blessings}
One of the things Rob and I have been blessed with is
incredibly great friendships. Friendships which I believe many people in this
world do not ever get to experience. We have so many great
people in our lives. We have a variety of personalities, a variety of talents,
and a variety of minds which press ours to new levels. We never have
to question if we have support, or love, or care because the evidence surrounds
us continually. We have friends that are near and far, friends whom we talk to
daily, and friends whom we do not get the chance to talk to as much- but the
bottom line is they are all in our lives for a very specific purpose and
likewise, us in theirs. As you grow older, you realize that ‘play-dates’,
and ‘best friends forever’, and ‘lifelong friends' go from being
a given in your life, a staple of your everyday in and out, to a deep and
abundant blessing. One which must be nurtured and cared for, and not taken for
granted. A critical, but easily neglected, role in our grown-up lives.
Our wedding day was a beautiful example of the many, many friendships
our life has been privileged with. We had 17 people standing next to us, not
because we wanted a ridiculously large wedding, but because we had 17 people we
genuinely felt had defined us and our lives in such a way that it brought our
relationship to the alter, and would help our marriage grow throughout the
years. And sitting in that room with us were literally hundreds of
friends who came to support our marriage. People who drove and flew and made
time for us because they cared about us. And since our wedding
day, we have experienced day after day after fun-filled day with people whom I
wouldn’t want to, nor could ever do life without.
Most days I want to sit down and personally write a cheesy
‘thank-you’ to each of those people who have done life with us, I want to tell
them what joy they have brought to our lives, I want to give them a glimpse of
just how much we treasure them, and show them how they have impacted our lives
in a variety and multitude of ways.
The conversations, the challenges, the thoughts, the
prayers, the laughter, the advice, the joy our hearts have felt because of so
many experiences with people we get to call friends. It’s incredible. And time
after time it leaves me thankful that God has chosen to strategically place so
many wonderful souls in our life, to help us on this journey. A journey we were
not created to do alone, a journey that He knows will require the ongoing gift
of companionship, love and friendship.
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