Today I’m suuuuuper grateful for the wonderful friendships God has placed into my life. This year, one of my resolutions was to be a better friend: to be better about calling and having people over, to be a better listener, and to see the needs of my friends and ACT on those needs. I feel like my friends are always there for me, and I want to be there for them a lot more!
Being in the military has provided our family with dozens of opportunities to meet new people. Some of them have become more like family, and some have remained casual acquaintances. My hope is that more acquaintances develop into meaningful friendships as time goes on.
As I approach thirty (aaaaah!), I find myself craving deep, meaningful, relationships with my friends. The kind of relationships that span the globe and are picked up after years apart. Army folks need these friendships because we move a lot, and because we routinely meet friends we love so dearly that losing them is not an option. I’m grateful to have a few friendships like this!
As I move into a new season of life, I pray for more friendships like the close ones I have already formed. I pray for the ability to be open and transparent in a way that forges the closest kind of relationships. I also pray to strengthen my current friendships.
Thank you, God, for my wonderful friends! J
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