And go.
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I have two great friends, soul-sisters really. The ones who (aside from my family) know me best. In fact, they practically are family.
They took a chance on me. Peeled back my layers and got to my heart. And when they saw it in all it's realness and rawness, they didn't run screaming for the hills. They stayed. They settled in and made a home and loved me like Jesus.
And I did the same for them.
The last year and a half has been filled with almost weekly meals, plenty of girls' nights, dinners shared with families, a birth and then a first birthday party, and so much more.
These two have been a gift. One straight from God. I know it in my soul.
And in six weeks one is going to move almost sixteen hours away. We've known about it for a while now, and I've done my best not to focus on it. But these days just the momentary thought of it makes it hard to breathe.
I know God is good. And I know He gives and takes away. But why this? Why now after praying so long and so hard for it?
We know this isn't the end of the friendship, that it will just look a little different from now on. That there will be more work involved. But I know without a doubt I've never cared so much about putting in the effort to keep a friendship alive.
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Stop.
This is a sore spot today. So I don't have any cute wrap up. Just to tell you visit Gypsy Mama for more thoughts on friends.
5 comments:
stopping by from next door...ouch...I know this hurts...may Grace fill this space.
Blessings~
I know this must be hard. Focus on the ship part of that friendship. It will be there no matter what. It may take that ship a little longer to sail to the others port, but it will stay and stay strong and will be there.
sadness is part of the fact that we are afraid of how things will change...when they don't have to change at all. The distance may change but that is all.
I hope that does not sound gruff in any way to you, I certainly did not mean it too. I will be thinking and praying for you and peace in this new journey with your friend. {hugs}
Oh how your heart must ache. But I sometimes look at friends moving as a new place to vacation
Oh, I know that's hard. I met my closest friends in college and when we all ended up in separate towns over the years, it got to be so hard. You're right when you say the friendship looks different when separated by distance, but it's still sweet.
"They didn't run for the hills."
Made me smile knowingly.
Transitions stink, but there is this place grace moves in and roots as deep as yours won't budge.
Lifting you up.
All thru Him,
Cin
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