July 13, 2012

Being that it is summer, I have had the pleasure of  hanging out with some of my dearest friends  these past couple weeks.  These friends and I began working together about fourteen years ago and there is something comforting about being with those friends who knew me before. . .before marriage and motherhood.  

And now our life has come full circle. . .we are wives and moms: striving to do our best in both roles, while teaching remains in the mix  (some of us larger percentages than others).  Some days we juggle the demands of our three worlds, dropping balls here and there, but we've learned how to get it together quickly and move on.  We've had our share of health concerns--either our own or with  our children, yet we still go forward.  We are in a season of mothering right now.  We are the ones who determine the pace of our family life.  We are the ones who have to quiet the voices of the world to listen to the one whose matters most.  His. He has joyfully brought us together to rain sanity, peace, and gratitude on sometimes frazzled, chaotic life.

And in the hours where conversation filled the air, time stood still.  I soaked it all up and I left the play dates breathing deep gulps of gratitude for the refreshment these visits offered.  Sometimes a little time is all you need to feel uplifted and full of gratitude for these gifts--our friends.  These treasures in what can be an otherwise rough world.  These souls who lift your spirits, lend an ear, and offer words of advice or clarity on situations that might seem unbearable or hard to handle.  Our friends, our front line of defense, our angels here on earth. . .I am so grateful for these precious gifts!  I pray my children will be blessed with the type of friends I have been.