I have to admit, I had a hard time thinking up something to write about for Laura’s Gratituesday this week. It wasn’t that I didn’t have anything to write about, it was that I have so much. There are so many things in my life, I am so blessed, that I had a hard time focusing on one thing.
I am truly thankful for friendships. My super great friend is coming to visit me tomorrow with her 4 boys. When I was moving last week, I found the card that she gave me almost two years ago when I moved away from where we both lived. She detailed all the things we had been through together in less than 18 months. Two babies, one deployment, one surgery, her mom’s home going, countless ER visits, meals together, bible studies, walks around the track, trips to the park, her list took up almost one side of the card. In a short time, we had been through a lot together. We became good friends from the moment we met and our friendship has grown stronger with time, regardless of distance.
I have a few other friends for which this is true. It doesn’t matter where we live, we will always be close. Whether we talk on the phone every day or once a month, our friendships are real, honest and true. They know about all my dirt and I know about theirs, and we still like each other.
This past weekend a friend of mine delivered her stillborn baby. She came to church on Sunday and as we were singing she wept in her chair. Within moments she was surrounded by friends, while the church kept singing, her friends were praying for her as she cried in her seat. It was powerful. She was visibly and immediately comforted by the prayers of her friends. After the service, I was speaking with her and told her I was surprised to see her in church, so soon after her ordeal. She said she needed to be here, surrounded by so many people who love and care for her. She is a wise woman.
This week think about the friends in your life. Maybe there is someone that you have been meaning to call, but haven’t had the time. Make the time, call or send a card to let them know you are thinking about them. Let them know how thankful you are to be able to call them your friend.
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I just spent a super weekend with a very dear, but new friend. I have been pondering her new friendship this evening and am so grateful that God answered my prayers. I have been asking for a faithful and deep friendship.
Great post! Thank you!
What WOULD we do without Christian friends to surround us and love us? I hope you have a great time with your friend who’s visiting…I know you will!
My closest friend is moving 3 hours away in two weeks. It’s easy to take friends for granted so I’m thankful for the time we will have together the next few days. I know this move will be hard for all of us but it’s not the end of our friendship, just another chapter.
Thanks for your words of wisdom.
Brandy
I am the one you have written about, the who has given birth to the stillborn baby. Yes, even though this was a really painful time in our lives, it was the friendships we have that helped us through it all. But I must say that the best friend was and is Jesus and without Him we would not have all the friends in our church to comfort us, to pray for us, to love us, and even feed us during that time. Without Him I would not have had the strength to walk into church the day after delivery. Without Him I would not have the strength to stop crying. Without Him I would not be able to know what it is like when the scripture says: “He heals the broken hearted”…Psalm 147:3
Without Jesus I would not be able to have joy in the midst of the darkest days in my life. But I did…we did (my husband and I). You can read my Journey of Faith Testimony (http://danielasphotography.com/news.php?article=6) and find out why.
Bottom line….do not take your friends for granted….and do not take the GRACE OF GOD for granted….he gave us the best friend ever – Jesus, His Own Son!