Or at least I think so...
Last night I was lying in bed thinking and came up with this idea:
Grocery stores, such as Publix, should utilize their websites. People should be able to go onto their websites, add things to their "list" or cart and then submit when ready. Once submitted, they should be able to go to the store and pick up their items...maybe even drive-through style.
Also, as you run out of things, you should be able to just go add it to a list and then when you are ready, you can submit you list and then go get your stuff.
What do you think???
I think it is AWESOME but will never happen.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Let the good times begin...
In an (attempted) effort to stop online shopping so much, specifically on Ebay, I have decided to start blogging more.
That means lots more complete total randomness from the rambling mind that belongs to me.
I think the reason why I browse (I'm not so bad about buying things) is pure boredom. I'm bored. In fact, most of the time I am bored. I hear other stay-at-home-moms talk about how busy they stay and how being home with a child or children is a full time job. I think I missed something. Maybe it is just because these days, Ansleigh is so easy. Everyone keeps telling me that once she is mobile it won't be the same. Well, she is mobile...somewhat. I'm still bored.
This is what a typical "fascinating" day for me looks like:
Oh gosh...I think I just bored myself to sleep just re-reading what my life looks like.
BOOOOO!
What do these other moms do???? Can someone send me the memo, please?
Pre-Melbourne/Pre-Baby I was a busy, busy bee. My days were filled with classes, kids, athletic activities (coaching them...not participating), bible studies, hanging out with friends, roaming around town just looking at stuff.
Most of that doesn't even exist in my life anymore but I can't blame it all on Ansleigh. I blame it on me. I'm not working, thus, no classes and kids. My bible studies used to be once a week, now it is twice a month...and sometimes not that often. I'm making more of an effort to "hang out" with friends but let's face it, it is a lot more difficult to do so with a kid who naps 2-3 times a day and will only sleep in a crib. If I want to roam around town with her, I basically need to pack up half the house and very carefully plan it around her nap times. Thus, I've fallen victim to the internet.
Anthony, bless him, can busy himself for hours and hours and hours reading stuff on the internet. Me? Not so much...
This is what my web routine looks like:
Other than that, I fill my time with Law & Order reruns and preschool cartoons. Nice. You're jealous, I know. :o)
Anybody have suggestions for what I can do with my time? You can suggest exercise, but just know that you can suggest it all you want but it still is not real likely to happen.
HELP ME!?!?! Or you are going to see me on the evening news one night, headline as follows: 25-year-old mother dies today of boredom. Officials are still investigating but say that it seems to be due to the fact that she just didn't have a life.
That means lots more complete total randomness from the rambling mind that belongs to me.
I think the reason why I browse (I'm not so bad about buying things) is pure boredom. I'm bored. In fact, most of the time I am bored. I hear other stay-at-home-moms talk about how busy they stay and how being home with a child or children is a full time job. I think I missed something. Maybe it is just because these days, Ansleigh is so easy. Everyone keeps telling me that once she is mobile it won't be the same. Well, she is mobile...somewhat. I'm still bored.
This is what a typical "fascinating" day for me looks like:
- Get up, give Ansleigh a bottle, lay on the couch until she's ready to get out of her bed
- Play with her while watching Playhouse Disney until around 10ish
- Fix her a bottle and lay her down for a nap immediately followed by laying mommy down for a nap :o)
- Get up when Ansleigh wakes up (12:30ish), get her dressed, feed her lunch, play for an hour or so
- Fix her a bottle and lay her down for her nap (2 ish)
- Get her up (4:30ish) and then she has "independent" play time while mommy watches tv
- Feed her dinner (5:30ish)
- Hang out and eat dinner with Anthony
- Fix Ansleigh a bottle, put on her pj's, put her down for the night (8:30ish) followed by entirely too much ebay and tv
Oh gosh...I think I just bored myself to sleep just re-reading what my life looks like.
BOOOOO!
What do these other moms do???? Can someone send me the memo, please?
Pre-Melbourne/Pre-Baby I was a busy, busy bee. My days were filled with classes, kids, athletic activities (coaching them...not participating), bible studies, hanging out with friends, roaming around town just looking at stuff.
Most of that doesn't even exist in my life anymore but I can't blame it all on Ansleigh. I blame it on me. I'm not working, thus, no classes and kids. My bible studies used to be once a week, now it is twice a month...and sometimes not that often. I'm making more of an effort to "hang out" with friends but let's face it, it is a lot more difficult to do so with a kid who naps 2-3 times a day and will only sleep in a crib. If I want to roam around town with her, I basically need to pack up half the house and very carefully plan it around her nap times. Thus, I've fallen victim to the internet.
Anthony, bless him, can busy himself for hours and hours and hours reading stuff on the internet. Me? Not so much...
This is what my web routine looks like:
- check email
- check "watched" items on ebay
- myspace
- friends & family blogs (IF any new ones have been posted)
- ebay...for hours of browsing
- etsy (ya know...for that moment that I realize that I've looked at ALL the baby girl clothes sizes 6-24 months on ebay AND everything Auburn)
- people.com to keep up with my celebrity gossip
Other than that, I fill my time with Law & Order reruns and preschool cartoons. Nice. You're jealous, I know. :o)
Anybody have suggestions for what I can do with my time? You can suggest exercise, but just know that you can suggest it all you want but it still is not real likely to happen.
HELP ME!?!?! Or you are going to see me on the evening news one night, headline as follows: 25-year-old mother dies today of boredom. Officials are still investigating but say that it seems to be due to the fact that she just didn't have a life.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Rantings and Ravings...
Stupid, stupid, stupid Alabama.
Let me note that not all Alabama fans are idiots. I can name MAYBE three that aren't, but most are. This blog is based on a stereotype.
Yes, I said it. Before I go there (completely), let me explain something....
Only once in my life have I been that annoying fan and it came back to bite me in the butt. That is why I hate Alabama so much. 99% of their fans are "that annoying fan." Another thing I would like to note is that aside from that one time in my life, I have always been pretty amicable towards Alabama and it's teams (which generally is a cardinal sin, I know).
In the past two years, things have changed.
Just the sight of Alabama paraphernalia makes me nauseous...seriously.
The change in my attitude is a direct result of Alabama's attitude towards God, I mean Nick Saban. I have absolutely nothing against the man himself. I don't care if he is of questionably moral ethics. I don't care who he coaches, where he coaches, or what he does in his spare time. What I care about are the fans...the ones who have immediately bowed down to worship him.
Last time I checked, Nick Saban was not God. I mean...I guess I could be wrong, but seriously.
I want to scream at them all, "He is a coach...of a football team!" I also want to remind them that Nick Saban does not equal Bear Bryant and, for the 9 millionth time, Bear Bryant is dead. Promise.
I understand supporting your team. I understand supporting your coach. I understand being proud of both, but what I don't understand is why a coach is worshiped. Anybody know why?
I find it humorous that Alabama fans are convinced that they are in the running for a National title this year because...Nick Saban is their coach. If my memory serves me correct, they were all singing that same song this time last year and they ended up losing almost half their games. Even worse, they were beaten by LA-MO (who Auburn slaughtered tonight!) and Auburn beat them for the 6th year in a row!
Another thing that annoys me...CLEMSON, yes Clemson, was ranked #9 (ahead of Auburn) for who even knows what reason. But me, being the optimistic person that I am, had hope that they would pull it off, because I mean...it was Alabama. Idiots.
They played like big babies. Ansleigh could have done better. Now all those morons are already campaigning that Alabama is a "Top 10" team (currently ranked 24) and are once again, masters of the universe. Excuse me while I barf.
I love how Alabama can beat some GAY team like Clemson who plays in the freakin ACC and they are the greatest football team known to man-kind but just a few short years ago, Auburn went undefeated (beating SEVERAL top ten teams) and was denied the chance to play for the National Championship simply because we were Auburn, not USC, not Ohio, not Notre Dame, not Alabama. Idiots.
The worst part is that we looked at their schedule tonight and Alabama plays nobodys for the next four weeks. On a positive note: in four weeks they face #1 Georgia. All I have to say about that is, "Go Dawgs!" Seriously. I can't wait! I will giggle with glee all night!
Those of you who read this (who even does?) that have not spent your entire lives immersed in SEC football will think this is just the rantings of a crazy...and probably is. But WOWZA.
STUPID ALABAMA.
Now I'm all rilled up and will probably not even be able to sleep. Ugh.
STUPID ALABAMA.
Let me note that not all Alabama fans are idiots. I can name MAYBE three that aren't, but most are. This blog is based on a stereotype.
Yes, I said it. Before I go there (completely), let me explain something....
Only once in my life have I been that annoying fan and it came back to bite me in the butt. That is why I hate Alabama so much. 99% of their fans are "that annoying fan." Another thing I would like to note is that aside from that one time in my life, I have always been pretty amicable towards Alabama and it's teams (which generally is a cardinal sin, I know).
In the past two years, things have changed.
Just the sight of Alabama paraphernalia makes me nauseous...seriously.
The change in my attitude is a direct result of Alabama's attitude towards God, I mean Nick Saban. I have absolutely nothing against the man himself. I don't care if he is of questionably moral ethics. I don't care who he coaches, where he coaches, or what he does in his spare time. What I care about are the fans...the ones who have immediately bowed down to worship him.
Last time I checked, Nick Saban was not God. I mean...I guess I could be wrong, but seriously.
I want to scream at them all, "He is a coach...of a football team!" I also want to remind them that Nick Saban does not equal Bear Bryant and, for the 9 millionth time, Bear Bryant is dead. Promise.
I understand supporting your team. I understand supporting your coach. I understand being proud of both, but what I don't understand is why a coach is worshiped. Anybody know why?
I find it humorous that Alabama fans are convinced that they are in the running for a National title this year because...Nick Saban is their coach. If my memory serves me correct, they were all singing that same song this time last year and they ended up losing almost half their games. Even worse, they were beaten by LA-MO (who Auburn slaughtered tonight!) and Auburn beat them for the 6th year in a row!
Another thing that annoys me...CLEMSON, yes Clemson, was ranked #9 (ahead of Auburn) for who even knows what reason. But me, being the optimistic person that I am, had hope that they would pull it off, because I mean...it was Alabama. Idiots.
They played like big babies. Ansleigh could have done better. Now all those morons are already campaigning that Alabama is a "Top 10" team (currently ranked 24) and are once again, masters of the universe. Excuse me while I barf.
I love how Alabama can beat some GAY team like Clemson who plays in the freakin ACC and they are the greatest football team known to man-kind but just a few short years ago, Auburn went undefeated (beating SEVERAL top ten teams) and was denied the chance to play for the National Championship simply because we were Auburn, not USC, not Ohio, not Notre Dame, not Alabama. Idiots.
The worst part is that we looked at their schedule tonight and Alabama plays nobodys for the next four weeks. On a positive note: in four weeks they face #1 Georgia. All I have to say about that is, "Go Dawgs!" Seriously. I can't wait! I will giggle with glee all night!
Those of you who read this (who even does?) that have not spent your entire lives immersed in SEC football will think this is just the rantings of a crazy...and probably is. But WOWZA.
STUPID ALABAMA.
Now I'm all rilled up and will probably not even be able to sleep. Ugh.
STUPID ALABAMA.
Friday, July 25, 2008
5 and 5
Note: I saw this on Vanessa's mommy blog and felt like sharing!
5 Things I Dislike About Myself:
1. I am lazy more often than I am not. I don't do things that should/could be done not because I'm too busy, but really just because I simply would rather stay on the couch or in our bed.
2. I talk too much. Way too much. I monopolize conversations without meaning to. I'm not a good listener because I'm always thinking of what else I can say.
3. I'm a "nervous nellie." I let my nerves get the best of me. This stops me from doing a lot of things I would really enjoy if I weren't too nervous.
4. I spend too much of my "free" time on my computer. I could be cleaning the house, reading a good book, calling old friends, or even just watching tv. Instead, I sit and browse through all the baby clothes on ebay. Loser.
5. I'm terrible about calling people and even worse about calling people back!
5 Things I Like About Myself:
1. I like that I'm creative. I like being "that girl" that does all the artsy-fartsy stuff. I like being able to make things or decorate things for myself without spending a lot of money.
2. I like that I'm a cheerful person by nature--a natural born cheerleader if you will. It makes me excited and I enjoy seeing the excitement spread.
3. I love that I'm good with kids. Kids are drawn to me. I don't know why, but they are. I love them. If I were in a room with a large crowd of people of all mixed ages, I'd go talk to the kids and play with them. Sue me. They are fun.
4. I'm a shopper, but I know where the best deals are and very often, avoid spending more money that I would have.
5. I like to think that I make wise decisions regarding who I am friends with and who I will really trust with my heart. I'm picky about that. I'll talk to anybody, but I attach to only a few.
5 Things I Dislike About Myself:
1. I am lazy more often than I am not. I don't do things that should/could be done not because I'm too busy, but really just because I simply would rather stay on the couch or in our bed.
2. I talk too much. Way too much. I monopolize conversations without meaning to. I'm not a good listener because I'm always thinking of what else I can say.
3. I'm a "nervous nellie." I let my nerves get the best of me. This stops me from doing a lot of things I would really enjoy if I weren't too nervous.
4. I spend too much of my "free" time on my computer. I could be cleaning the house, reading a good book, calling old friends, or even just watching tv. Instead, I sit and browse through all the baby clothes on ebay. Loser.
5. I'm terrible about calling people and even worse about calling people back!
5 Things I Like About Myself:
1. I like that I'm creative. I like being "that girl" that does all the artsy-fartsy stuff. I like being able to make things or decorate things for myself without spending a lot of money.
2. I like that I'm a cheerful person by nature--a natural born cheerleader if you will. It makes me excited and I enjoy seeing the excitement spread.
3. I love that I'm good with kids. Kids are drawn to me. I don't know why, but they are. I love them. If I were in a room with a large crowd of people of all mixed ages, I'd go talk to the kids and play with them. Sue me. They are fun.
4. I'm a shopper, but I know where the best deals are and very often, avoid spending more money that I would have.
5. I like to think that I make wise decisions regarding who I am friends with and who I will really trust with my heart. I'm picky about that. I'll talk to anybody, but I attach to only a few.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Winn's blog and stuff
So I just discovered my friend (I say she's my friend although we don't hang out...but I adore her so I like to think of her as my friend) Winn's blog today.
Wendi Winn
She cracks me up! She has a blog devoted to stuff she loves. What a great idea! I love it! Therefore, I'm devoting a blog to Winn's blog about stuff she loves. :o)
It kind of makes me want to post some blogs about things I love. Would that make me a copycat?
Wendi Winn
She cracks me up! She has a blog devoted to stuff she loves. What a great idea! I love it! Therefore, I'm devoting a blog to Winn's blog about stuff she loves. :o)
It kind of makes me want to post some blogs about things I love. Would that make me a copycat?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Late Night Randomness
Right now, I'm laying in my big ol' comfy bed all by myself. Occasionally this happens due to the fact that Anthony has some computer stuff to finish up or maybe he's playing xbox for a while and then he comes to bed. Tonight is different....
Tonight I'll be in this big ol' comfy bed by myself. Why? Because my husband is at the AT&T store in line for an iPhone. Yes. You read that correctly. He is spending the night in a parking lot for a cell phone. I love that about him...not the gadget-craziness, but that he's so passionate about things that are important to him. Sometimes I forget little things like that in the mundane ordinary everyday life. He was so giddy tonight...like a little kid! :)
Like I was last night when I discovered that the Kelly's Kids website lied and their Fall line came out early! I got so excited over expensive children's clothes that I can't really even afford that I couldn't sleep. I think I finally ended up going to bed at 3:30ish A.M. and finally falling asleep around 4:30. So stupid, yet, so fun all at the same time! That could be why I'm still awake right now at 12:30...because I caved in and took a nap this afternoon before cheerleading. Stupid me.
Right before I got up out of the bed and went to get my laptop (which I brought back to bed...probably another dumb idea), I was thinking about a message I got on facebook from my sister-in-law tonight. She sent me this somewhat random message that said "just a few things" and then had a numbered list of like...seven. :) They were just things she needed/wanted to tell me and I love just hearing from her. She's so....I don't know...Rachel.
I adore her.
I know that sounds weird, but I do. It's not that we're best friends....we're just...best sisters-in-law, if that even makes sense.
Rachel is so amazingly fun and also brutely honest (which I often need). I admire her personality. It is so different from mine. When I met her, I was so itimidated by her and frankly, a little terrified. I'm a people-pleaser. I just want everyone to be happy and everyone to like me. Rachel isn't and I don't mean that in a bad way. I mean, she's always (as long as I've known her) been wise enough to know that you don't have to be something you aren't. If people are meant to connect, they will. I try too hard. Rachel just seems to try just the right amount.
When we first met, I tried so hard to make her like me and I am pretty sure I just annoyed her. :) I was convinced that she hated me. Now, a little over five years later, I can't imagine my life without her. I can call her and just say something totally random and stupid and she understands....and then we can just hang up and not have to keep talking. She knows how to make fun of me without hurting my feelings (few people do because I take things WAY too personally).
She kind of reminds me of the way things work with my best friend Amy....we don't have to talk all the time. Sometimes even just once every few months but when we do, everything is just right.
She's just fun. Some of our (Anthony and me) best memories are just hanging out with Chad & Rachel. They teach us random games like "Buzz" which I suck at and the "No" game which apparently, I also suck at.
Anyway, I didn't intend this to go into a love letter towards my sis-in-law, I was just thinking about her and how much I love her. She told me (and often does) that she wishes we were next door neighbors. I'm wondering why God won't work that out...
It is crazy-amazing how God does work things out though. He placed me with my amazing husband. He gave my husband an amazing brother. He gave Chad an amazing wife (not to mention to freakin' awesome kids). I love that God chose us to be family. Rachel and I are not cookie cutter impressions of each other. We have things that are in common and things that are very different. God used her (and still uses her) to teach me that everyone you love doesn't have to be just like you (because lots of my loved ones ARE very similar to me). Never in a million years would I have guessed that one of my favorite people in the world would be a girl from Prattville, who had we known each other in high school probably would have hated my guts because I tried too hard...
Speaking of high school...funny how we change. Had I met Anthony in high school, I would have thought he was the BIGGEST dork in the world. When I met him my first day of college, I thought he was the most perfect man in the world....and he is...for me.
We have the best marriage!
I know people often think they do, but really, we do! We are best friends. We laugh and play and cut up and just love each other. Anyway...
Enough randomness...
Tonight I'll be in this big ol' comfy bed by myself. Why? Because my husband is at the AT&T store in line for an iPhone. Yes. You read that correctly. He is spending the night in a parking lot for a cell phone. I love that about him...not the gadget-craziness, but that he's so passionate about things that are important to him. Sometimes I forget little things like that in the mundane ordinary everyday life. He was so giddy tonight...like a little kid! :)
Like I was last night when I discovered that the Kelly's Kids website lied and their Fall line came out early! I got so excited over expensive children's clothes that I can't really even afford that I couldn't sleep. I think I finally ended up going to bed at 3:30ish A.M. and finally falling asleep around 4:30. So stupid, yet, so fun all at the same time! That could be why I'm still awake right now at 12:30...because I caved in and took a nap this afternoon before cheerleading. Stupid me.
Right before I got up out of the bed and went to get my laptop (which I brought back to bed...probably another dumb idea), I was thinking about a message I got on facebook from my sister-in-law tonight. She sent me this somewhat random message that said "just a few things" and then had a numbered list of like...seven. :) They were just things she needed/wanted to tell me and I love just hearing from her. She's so....I don't know...Rachel.
I adore her.
I know that sounds weird, but I do. It's not that we're best friends....we're just...best sisters-in-law, if that even makes sense.
Rachel is so amazingly fun and also brutely honest (which I often need). I admire her personality. It is so different from mine. When I met her, I was so itimidated by her and frankly, a little terrified. I'm a people-pleaser. I just want everyone to be happy and everyone to like me. Rachel isn't and I don't mean that in a bad way. I mean, she's always (as long as I've known her) been wise enough to know that you don't have to be something you aren't. If people are meant to connect, they will. I try too hard. Rachel just seems to try just the right amount.
When we first met, I tried so hard to make her like me and I am pretty sure I just annoyed her. :) I was convinced that she hated me. Now, a little over five years later, I can't imagine my life without her. I can call her and just say something totally random and stupid and she understands....and then we can just hang up and not have to keep talking. She knows how to make fun of me without hurting my feelings (few people do because I take things WAY too personally).
She kind of reminds me of the way things work with my best friend Amy....we don't have to talk all the time. Sometimes even just once every few months but when we do, everything is just right.
She's just fun. Some of our (Anthony and me) best memories are just hanging out with Chad & Rachel. They teach us random games like "Buzz" which I suck at and the "No" game which apparently, I also suck at.
Anyway, I didn't intend this to go into a love letter towards my sis-in-law, I was just thinking about her and how much I love her. She told me (and often does) that she wishes we were next door neighbors. I'm wondering why God won't work that out...
It is crazy-amazing how God does work things out though. He placed me with my amazing husband. He gave my husband an amazing brother. He gave Chad an amazing wife (not to mention to freakin' awesome kids). I love that God chose us to be family. Rachel and I are not cookie cutter impressions of each other. We have things that are in common and things that are very different. God used her (and still uses her) to teach me that everyone you love doesn't have to be just like you (because lots of my loved ones ARE very similar to me). Never in a million years would I have guessed that one of my favorite people in the world would be a girl from Prattville, who had we known each other in high school probably would have hated my guts because I tried too hard...
Speaking of high school...funny how we change. Had I met Anthony in high school, I would have thought he was the BIGGEST dork in the world. When I met him my first day of college, I thought he was the most perfect man in the world....and he is...for me.
We have the best marriage!
I know people often think they do, but really, we do! We are best friends. We laugh and play and cut up and just love each other. Anyway...
Enough randomness...
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Friendship
Lately, I’ve been reading the writings of John. This all started because I’ve never read Revelation before…it scares me and I’m afraid I just won’t understand. Anyway, I knew I needed to but I just couldn’t start there so I started with 1 John…he wrote Revelation anyway.
As I was reading 1 John 4, I read the verse, “No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us” (verse 12). After reading this, I looked at the commentary (I was reading my Life Application Bible) and it said, “Some people enjoy being with others. They make friends with strangers easily and are always surrounded by many friends. Other people are shy or reserved. They have a few friends, but are uncomfortable talking with people they don’t know or mingling in crowds….John isn’t telling us how many people to love, but how much to love the people we already know. Our job is to love faithfully the people God has given us to love whether there are two or two hundred of them. If God sees that we are ready to love others, He will bring them to us.”
This got me to thinking. I know some people (mostly people from
The part that really got to me though is the part I have bolded. When God sees we are ready to love others, He brings them to us! In my case, he brought me to them.
This time last year, I was in a very strange place. We had just moved hours and hours away from friends and family and I was pregnant and sick as can be! I stayed trapped in our house and barely communicated with anyone. I was desperately clinging to the friendships I had and honestly, was not interested in new ones.
I think God knew that when we first moved, I just wasn’t ready to let go of what was mine, what I loved so dearly. At the same time, many (not all) of the friends we had in
As time progressed, God healed my heart and showed me the ones I still needed to hang on to, but more importantly, that I was ready to love again. God did a little “summer-fall-winter cleaning” in my heart to make room for some truly amazing ladies!
The definition (at least the one in my Bible) of a friend is, “intimate companion or associate; one attached to another by affection or esteem.”
Proverbs 13:20 says, “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” We ALL know that we have to choose our friends wisely. This case has been no different. God is still watching me exercise my free will by whom I am choosing as my friends. He put a variety of people in my life and all of them have something wonderful to offer. The commentary in my Bible says this, “Our friends and associates affect us, sometimes profoundly. Be careful who you choose as your closest friends. Spend time with people you want to be like—because you and your friends will surely grow to resemble each other.”
I want to be able to enjoy the good parts of all the people God has placed in my life, but I’m starting to realize that I need to be spending more time with some people, the ones I want to be like, and less time with others.
No matter where you live or what your age is, for women, gossiping is difficult to escape. So are negative attitudes. Have you ever noticed when you are around people who gossip or are just negative all the time, you tend to be that way too? Maybe you are better at it than me, but I have a HARD time avoiding this.
Proverbs 18:8 says, “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.” Lately, I’ve been finding this so true! I hear something about someone else I know and then, it is all I can think about. It is becoming more and more difficult to form my own opinions about people when I’m constantly hearing things about everyone!
God is such a blessing though and has given me the wonderful gift of some Godly women to be around. James was right when he said, “Every good and perfect gift is from above...” There are a few people that I’ve really started paying close attention to, and no matter what I’ve heard others say about them, I have yet to hear something negative about anyone come out of their mouths!
When I was growing up, especially in high school, I thought what was important was the quantity of friends you have, not the quality of friendships. Boy was I wrong! We all need at least one true friend, one who sticks closer than a brother. I’ve was so blessed to have a few amazing girls who were that for me in high school, and then a few more in college. Since we’ve moved here, I’ve been praying for that “true” friend. The person you can call at 3 am when your contractions aren’t going away and your husband is at work. The person you can call and say, “I broke my tooth and can’t take the baby with me to the dentist. Help!?” The person who notices you weren’t at church and calls to check on you. The person(s) who send you the funniest flair that is perfect and they know and you know you can’t post it, but you appreciate it all the same!
God has revealed to me lately that I have a few of these relationships that are growing into “true” friendship and I am so grateful for that.
In the meantime, I have Him. :o)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)