On my mind...

Soooooooo...Lately, one of the things that, as you know if you have been keeping up with my blog, is I have been having some issues about alot of my friends leaving town...Is it to say I won't ever see them again? NO! Are you kidding? With two of the three getting married here, and my unwaivering committment to visit another, yeah, I'll at least see all of them at least once more...

This past Saturday, I hung out with Heidi one last BIG time before she leaves for home for good, and Rachel, before she leaves only for the summer...It was nice. It seemed a little strange, we were all three totally mellow...We are all three Chatty Cathy's...I was kind of tired and was reflecting to myself the past year that I have known Heidi and how much I love and adore her, and how much I will miss her...Some of the time, I was only remaining quiet b/c otherwise, I would have cried...I didn't want to do that! Ugh! Are you kidding?

So, I have been praying about all my friends and the transitions that are taking place and hoping God will work His will in whatever manner He sees fit, just keeping us all safe and happy, and successful...Well, Sunday, I was sitting in church when Tiffany came up, and I, again, had to not say much, because, had I tried to speak, I would have fallen to pieces...Just a few minutes later, the pastor began speaking about? Christian friendships--what they should be, and what they mean...WOW! This totally blew my mind...Not surprising...I, many times have had something on my heart and God spoke to me...What I got from this, bare with me just a moment here...It just hit me all of a sudden...I appreciate these friendships I have developed in the recent past, and they are important to me for one reason only...They are all Christians...Now, this may not sound like a big deal...It is though. See, I did grow up in a home where church was semi-important...I was in church more Sundays than not, and I did have some Christian friends...Thing is, to have these friends be Christians, was never of importance to me...Looking back, I'm glad they were...but, it was not a necessity...The friendships I have made in the last year and a half have been first friendships I have formed where it was important to me that they be Christians. It all just kind of came together after that sermon. I'm incredibly thankful to God that I have the friendships I have, both past and present, and especially those he has granted me where they have been Christians...

I was reading a blog posting my neice had written...She's coming of age now where she is starting to notice, not just be a part of, some of life's transitions...She's taking notice and realizing that there are seasons/reasons we have been placed in each other's lives...

NOW! It's time to just see what God has in store for all of us next...How exciting!

Love ALL of you...