Friendships

Nicole, Karen, Missy, Vicky and Ethan, Me, Suzanne, Brandie, Heather and Josiah

Missing from the photo - Ruth, Faith, Anne, Stephanie, Karees and Jaime

 These Gals have been a huge help to me and my family during this adoption process. Most of them have been there from the very beginning and have been praying us through the process. This amazing group meets once a week at a coffee shop early Saturday mornings for about two hours. We vote on a book together and discuss it every week. We are starting a new book in April called, "You're Already Amazing" by Holley Gerth. (Has anyone read it before?)
This is truly my favorite activity of the week. Right when I walk out of the coffee shop doors I find myself eager to meet with them again for the next week. We all get to share our lives with one another and encourage each other. These women have been helping me to stay strong in my relationship with Christ and relationships around me. We are all learning to live with our whole hearts together.
I'm sharing them with you because I really believe that everyone needs godly, positive friendships in their lives. It really is a miracle when you find friendships that are easy to keep.
So, To my gal friends.... Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to hear about your lives and for letting me share my life stories with you. The books have been great but I just love to be with you and leave my responsibilities for two hours.
We all have seen God working and changing our lives as we keep on meeting together. (It's Sooo much fun!) We are all different and yet we all want the same thing... to do well in life through Christ. (oh yeah - and we all want to get out of the house a time or two.)


Pete has been pretty busy lately as you can tell he wasn't able to write this past Thursday for us. All you "Peter fans" don't worry he'll be writing for this coming Thursday.