I love this photo and the story to go with it! Good gracious, though - how has THAT MUCH TIME gone by?! I remember watching your vlogs-before-they-were-cool and thinking how amazing it was that you and Mandy met on the internet and became such good friends. Fast forward a tiny bit, and my very best friends are - you guess it - ones I met online. I'm so, SO thankful for this crazy blogging world. It's definitely changed my life!
I definitely agree that healing takes effort - and it's HARD sometimes! But . . . I'd also say that the effort feels easier (in SOME cases) as time passes. Some healing - at least for me - just can't happen right away. Whether my heart needs time to breathe or God needs time to change me, I don't know. Maybe a little bit of both.
I'm glad you're okay! I've been hurt in the past because people didn't share things with me, things I could have helped with and prayed for. But at the same time, I know that sometimes it's hard to ask or tell. Sometimes it's hard to ask again when you've asked so many times before, or sometimes it's just hard to say the words out loud. That's actually how I've felt recently about a situation in my life - asking for prayer means admitting the situation exists, and I'm not quite ready for that yet.
But again, I'm just glad to hear you're all right! :)
1. Lying is a big one for me. My best friend since 7th grade lied to me about something big last year, and even though we're still best friends and hang out every Friday night, things really have not been the same since.
2. Honesty. Sense of humor (the same kind I have, of course). I think there's an intangible quality to good friendships, where two people just CLICK. I love that.
3. Yes, I'd be my own friend.
Ohhh, this made me giggle! I'm stopping over from the Ultimate Blog Party, but I've been here before. I'm glad to be reminded of your blog and add you to the regular rotation! :)
Yay!!!! I am so, SO excited for you!!! I was JUST telling a friend about your book the other day. Now I'll be able to BUY her a copy! Can't WAIT to read it and share it with others. Congratulations, friend!!!
Your closets look great! I'd planned on doing the challenge this week but didn't get around to it. I'm really hoping she makes "desk in Mary's dining room" one of her hot spots! :)
Ooooh, these look so good! I love brownies of all kinds, so this is something I know I'd love! :)
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Awwww, I love that you all GET to have Alece for a while! I hope you have the most fun, refreshing, encouraging, funny, God-glorifying and friendship-sealing visit EVER! Big hugs to you both!
I think changing it is probably a good idea. I recently changed mine for similar reasons. Well, I don't have a book written or anything. :) And no, you don't have to make a new account; you just make the change in your settings.
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