Tuesday, December 04, 2007

First Friends, Best Friends



I got to see A, one of my dearest friends, yesterday. These are pics of Awith E and K, and her three kids, A, S, and K.

We were friends when we lived in Little Rock--there were three of us who were very close (A, J and myself). Through God's grace and a LOT of crazy things that life has thrown each of us in the past 7 years, we have become closer and closer. The three of us became even closer (via daily phone conversations) when C and I moved to Nashville and then on to B'ville. A's now lives in Texas, J's family is north of LR, and it seems no matter where we move, life draws us closer together. A's little girl, A and C were born 3 weeks apart, so we experienced everything together- from nausea to post-partum. Z and S are 8 months apart, J's baby, M, came along soon after them and we were able to experience pregnancy again with her. Then our third babies, E and K, were born 6 weeks apart.
Since we still talk all the time, it feels like there is really no need to get together to catch up--we stay caught up. BUT, J had never met K and A and I had never met each other's babies. A's family was in LR for the weekend and my precious friend, J, tried and tried to get everyone together. With three families and so many busy schedules, it didn't look so easy. In the end, we were able to meet up, but then J couldn't come! I really missed all three of us being together. However, as I said earlier, it doesn't take a lunch date to keep friends close. It takes being there for one another during the junk that life throws at you from day to day. SSOOO, this post is dedicated to two of the best friends that I have ever had. It is not often that God gives you a forever friend, drawing you closer with each day. I thank God for each of you. I love you!