True Blue Friends

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I'm still alive and well and I still have faith that God is Working in Mysterious Ways, I just didn't have anything jump out at me to write. Plus, as I've shared in my previous two posts, my neck/shoulder/arm had really been hurting me so any extra typing away at the computer was a no go! I'm happy to report that I am much better now, almost back to normal... or at least normal for me!

This past weekend I got to spend some quality time with two of my closest friends and again I was reminded that God Works in Mysterious Ways! So here you go!

Last week, I had a birthday. I'd like to say it was my 39th birthday, but that's stretching it quite a bit! 😏 To celebrate, over the weekend my two friends and I planned a "girls night". We got together at my house, we ate a bunch of junk food, and we did a craft project. I know, none of this sounds "mysterious", but what makes it so is that my two friends haven't celebrated their 39th birthday for the first time - let alone multiple times like I have! They have kids still in elementary school while my "baby" is the only one of my kids left in school - and he's a junior in college! When we talk about TV shows from their "childhood" I was probably watching them as a teenager - or worse yet - they are shows my kids watched when they were little... 😱

But none of that matters, not with these girls!

Proverbs 18:24 says "... a real friend sticks closer than a [sister]" ( I paraphrased a bit 😁)

God did not bless me with a sister, just a pain-in-the-butt older brother - whom I love... most of the time!

But God blessed me with some friends that are like sisters to me:

Obviously, I'm the "older sister", but that's fine with me. I've been able to share my "wisdom" with them, especially when it comes to parenting - "it's only a for a season - you'll get through it". Plus, I get to spoil their kids and get practice for the day I'm a grandma.

However, this is not just a top down kind of relationship. They give as much or even more than they get! They are always there for me, like last year when I was sick and in the hospital. They pray for me, encourage me, and make me a better person.

Who would have thought my closest friends - the ones I talk to all the time, the ones I hang out with - would be 10+ years younger than me! I guess God did! Because age doesn't matter when it comes to True Blue Friends. You're only as old as you think you are - sometime it's me feeling young again and sometimes it's them feeling old! 😂 Either way, I'm glad God put them in my life!

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