A Personal Post
Most of my blog entries have been about general things going on in my life and all the goings-on associated with preparing to leave for Africa.
After I wrote my last entry I noticed that there were a couple of comments on a blog entry that I hadn't read yet. I checked them out and began to cry.
I've wanted to write some personal thoughts about a few people in my life but when the time came to writing it down I just didn't. But right now I want to start:
A lot of time people don't say how they feel about each other. They might tell others nice things about someone but rarely do people tell each other face to face. My friend Freya isn't like that. I love that about her. I have learned so much about friendship because of her. All of my friendships since I have known her are better because of the way she has been a friend to me. I'm a better person overall because of our friendship. We have spent countless hours together praying, talking, laughing, goofing and sharing. I know the Lord put her in my life as a gift to me. What I have received from our friendship has helped me to be where I am today...Willing to take a HUGE leap of faith into a new chapter of my life. It feels like a new chapter for both of us and our friendship.
In the past year Freya has gotten married and is now expecting a baby. Our friendship has had to transition. I determined in my heart that I would embrace these new changes. I did not want to lose one bit of this precious friendship...I think I transitioned pretty good...I'm not perfect...The road was a bit bumpy at times. :)
But a friendship like Freya's doesn't come around very often. I wanted to be willing to accept the changes were taking place. Now even more changes are occurring. I am leaving for Africa. I won't be here to see her baby grow up...That has been hard for me to think about.
I try not to think about what we won't have in our friendship. That chapter is closing. I've decided to see our friendship from the point of where it will grow and how it will change.
I will always thank the Lord for Freya. What a blessing your friendship has been.
After I wrote my last entry I noticed that there were a couple of comments on a blog entry that I hadn't read yet. I checked them out and began to cry.
I've wanted to write some personal thoughts about a few people in my life but when the time came to writing it down I just didn't. But right now I want to start:
A lot of time people don't say how they feel about each other. They might tell others nice things about someone but rarely do people tell each other face to face. My friend Freya isn't like that. I love that about her. I have learned so much about friendship because of her. All of my friendships since I have known her are better because of the way she has been a friend to me. I'm a better person overall because of our friendship. We have spent countless hours together praying, talking, laughing, goofing and sharing. I know the Lord put her in my life as a gift to me. What I have received from our friendship has helped me to be where I am today...Willing to take a HUGE leap of faith into a new chapter of my life. It feels like a new chapter for both of us and our friendship.
In the past year Freya has gotten married and is now expecting a baby. Our friendship has had to transition. I determined in my heart that I would embrace these new changes. I did not want to lose one bit of this precious friendship...I think I transitioned pretty good...I'm not perfect...The road was a bit bumpy at times. :)
But a friendship like Freya's doesn't come around very often. I wanted to be willing to accept the changes were taking place. Now even more changes are occurring. I am leaving for Africa. I won't be here to see her baby grow up...That has been hard for me to think about.
I try not to think about what we won't have in our friendship. That chapter is closing. I've decided to see our friendship from the point of where it will grow and how it will change.
I will always thank the Lord for Freya. What a blessing your friendship has been.
posted by Lydia | 5:39 PM
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