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Friendship

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“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

-Walter Winchell

I could do a whole post on the negative aspects of blogging, but tonight instead I am going to talk to you about the great aspects. It never ceases to amaze me how God provides just the right person to encourage me or offer me support or just be there during different seasons of my life. When I was preparing for public speaking, the Lord brought many people who have gone before me and could offer wisdom and advice. When I was going through some private struggles the Lord would bring the right person with just the right background. I would go to bed some nights in wonder,  knowing the meeting was a God thing.

Well there is a small group blogger friends I consider close friends, but mainly there is one person I have known from the beginning.  She has known the good, bad and ugly and for some reason she still talks to me. ;) I have had the opportunity to actually sit down twice with Iris and talk face to face. It was funny the last time it was almost like we could complete each other’s sentences, yet we have only met face to face twice.

Iris thank you for my beautiful calendar that you made above, thank you for sending things my way when you know I am lower than a snake’s belly. And the quote from Walter Winchell above describes how I feel. So many times I have felt friends come and then walk out of my life, but you have been the consistant force that has supported me even during my ugly times, my times of insecurity, my times of the unknown.  And during those times you pointed me to HIM.

The fact I am doing this publicly will no doubt embarrass you but I wanted to show in some small way how much your friendship has meant to me.

Thank you.


PS if you don’t know my friend Iris at Grace Alone you should!

Questioning Trials That Come Our Way

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I actually wrote this post before I had a friend go into the hospital a few days ago, but it could apply to both of my friends.

Really Lord? Why her again? These are questions that have been swirling around my mind since I found out a sweet friend is going through yet another trial. Part of me wants to ask why while the other side reminds me that every Wednesday night I have been teaching my own bible study class that if you fear God then you have nothing in life to fear. I can not begin to tell you how REAL God is making those words to me in my life.

So how do I look my friend in the face knowing she has already tackled many health issues and say “If you fear God, there is nothing in life you need to fear……no matter what comes”

Despite me wondering why she is faced with yet another trial there are things I do know:

    1. God breaks through our fear, and reminds us that he is in control and will sustain us.
    2. Psalms 34:4-9 states: Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!. If we place our fear in God above everything we will have “no lack.”
    3. God uses our trials or hardships to bring Him Glory.

This was brought home to me when I read and reviewed Kimberly Woodhouse’s book Welcome Home. If anyone had a reason to question “why” it would be Kimberly and her husband. Life continually knocked her down, it would almost be comical if it were not so painful. After I finished this book and closed the last page, I said “why Lord?” WHY?

And he whispered to me: Look at their life, look how beautifully they displayed MY GLORY for all to see and for others to be changed.

Whatever may come for my friend (and I am praying it will be something easily solved) I do know her well enough to know she loves God with all her heart. She recently commented that while dealing with a past trial, how amazed she was that so many people were around and provided for her and her family’s needs. Well it hit me today maybe the Lord wanted all these people around her because he was so proud of how in her weakness God’s glory was able to shine through and change others. And yes it did change others!

Even if the tears fall and we are left bewildered (asking, wondering, yes some times questioning) what the Lord has in mind, I still believe:

If you fear God, there is nothing in life you need to fear……no matter what comes.

(this may be a post I may need to read and re-read as trials come)

Speechless

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How do you say thank you, when the words don’t seem enough?

How do you thank someone for their extreme kindness when at one point in your life, you did not think they even liked you?

How do you thank that particular person who has not only blessed you, but has become one of your biggest cheerleaders?

How can I tell her that even writing this has me crying?

I could send you a card in the mail or tell you thank you at church. But since I have a blog I  wanted to publicly thank you.

stitchesThank you for the beautiful quilt, thank you for each and every stitch you did with your own hand, saying a prayer for who ever received it. I loved your Mom; she always made me feel special. I think she had a gift of making each person feel like they were the most important person in her life

Your Mom is smiling down knowing you have carried on her tradition. Tons of people love you, and you bless so many of us. But you have your Mom’s gift of making each one of us feel like we are most important.

Thank you for friendship, thank you for the quilt, and I am sorry I ever, ever doubted your friendship. God has blessed me more than you will ever know. Ok I am going to stop before I totally bawl my head off.

Love you Emi.

(PS – who is off having tons of fun while visiting with her son who is on a two week leave from Iraq. What an awesome Mother’s Day gift, huh?)

Note: Hey Mom look at this beautiful quilt!!!