Today, I'm linking up with Stephanie's "Blog Your Heart" challenge. You can read more about it on her blog...but basically, you just blog authentically from the heart. :)
Today, it's a gorgeous early autumn day. We have the windows open, and I think it would be quite cool without the AC running except that I've had the stove or oven on all. day. long. Baking up a storm for church tomorrow (we have refreshments!) and making a from-scratch most-involved-ever lasagna recipe for dinner tonight.
Today, I'm so looking forward to seeing these girls (the top row) tonight:
We are nine years older than we were in that picture, taken obviously on the 4th of July. In the picture above, two of us were expecting our first girls...and the other two would soon find out that they were expecting (also two girls).
Tonight, we will be eight adults and thirteen children. So much has changed...but these girls, who were among my first friends as a newlywed, well, I know that we will all pick right back up where we left off. Heart-to-heart friends are like that.
It's been eight years since all four of our families have been together, since the summer of 2004, when one-by-one we left Goldsboro, NC for Texas, Alabama, and Nevada. Along the way, we added Utah, England, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Carolina, and Germany to the miles that have separated us (and I'm sure I'm leaving somewhere out.)
Now, we all (plus one more not pictured above) live within 30 minutes of each other in Virginia. Even though it takes a lot more effort to get together now (we used to all live on the same two parallel streets), after having some assignments where kindred friends were scarce, it's so encouraging to know that dear, old friends are near. That's amazing to me. And such a blessing. God is so gracious to bring us all back together again.
Today, ever-the-procrastinator, I am finishing some preparations for the 31 Days writing challenge, hosted by the Nester, which begins on Monday and continues through the end of October. I'm excited about my topic (though I've had a tough time choosing between two) and look forward to sharing with you more about it on Monday! Hope you'll join me!
5 comments:
That sounds so lovely, KL--nothing like getting together with old friends. And so wonderful that you all have kids similar ages and live near each other!
What a lovely meet up to look forward to. How lovely that your friendship has endured over time and distance.
How cool that you and your friends are so close after all those moves and all that time! That is amazing!
Oh my goodness, how much FUN did y'all have together! I'm so jealous!! :)
Happy autumn,sweet friend! xoxo
It sounds so incredibly awesome to be living near your friends! Mine are spread out a lot; thank goodness my sister-in-law, who became one of my bestest friends, lives only 9 miles away!!! And we get to see each other once a week... Love that your friends have children and that they can all grow up together -- LOVE extended families like that!!!
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