Friends

Today I am especially grateful for the friends in my life! I just spent the morning with my girlfriend and her daughter and while it is always crazy when we get together, since we each have a toddler, it is so nice to be with someone who understands me and accepts me and allows me to be me. It is rare to find someone, outside of my immediate family, who I can be totally comfortable with and can share my deepest thoughts with and not feel judged but rather loved and encouraged! And for that, I am grateful. As I think back over my life, God has provided me with friends at the exact times I needed them. And this friend is no different. God knew I needed a stay-at-home mom confidant and pal! And while my husband is my best friend, there are times when he just doesn't get me and yet I know my girlfriend can relate to me. It's the whole male and female thing...we aren't always on the same page, or even in the same book (as my husband likes to say). But with girlfriends, sometimes I don't even have to say a word and they just know. This makes me think of another girlfriend...her husband and my husband will not allow to us to play on the same team when we play board games because they think it's unfair that we don't have to say a word and yet, we can still get the other person to guess the right answer...we are so in tuned with one another I guess. I am definitely not the kind of person who has a ton of friends but the ones I do, I really invest in the relationship. So, if you are one of those friends who happens to be reading this, thanks for your friendship and support and love!