Yesterday was my birthday- 25 years ago- yep you guessed it...I was born! Yeah- whoo hoo yippee- pop bang pop- (those were the fireworks going off :)
I was overwhelmed and absolutley blessed- my hubby had been planning a little surprise for me along with one of my bestfriends and my mumma. He was so excited for me- he kept saying- you have a fun weekend ahead of you.....and yes I did!
I was pondering what life would be like without friends- I'm not talking about acquaintances, co-workers or peers but true deep friendships. As I was looking around the room yesterday and listening to all my closest girl friends affirm me in who I was- I was truly blown away of the goodness of the Lord. He is so faithful if we are faithful to Him. True deep real vulnerable Friendships have not come easily. As women it is so easy to judge, compete with one another, gossip and then isolate because of the pain of all these things and feel self pity and then feel even worse because we feel like we have no one to really pour our heart out too. I have learned this- it has been a long journey of fighting for my friendships. I am one of those people that "shares my pearls" because I long to go deeper with that person. If there is advice I can give to anyone that feels alone and like they have no true friendships it is INITIATE, INITIATE, INITIATE. Don't wait for them to call you, you call them, don't assume what they are thinking- ask them- communicate- above all LOVE because a friend loves at ALL TIMES even in our weakest moments and most horrible times- we love because He first loved us.
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This is so great Rosie! You really live what you say here. It was so much fun to watch you be blessed on your special day.
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