Friends for a Season

Ever since I got out of college,God has been teaching me that HE alone is my Provider.I've got some lifelong friends and love them dearly.My life wouldn't be as good as it is without them.Then.I've got some "friends for a season".This is where God has taught me that He is my provider.Friends have been coming and going out of life ever since I got out of college.Alot of my college friends I don't keep in touch with.As a matter of fact,there are a couple that I don't even care to talk to.I started asking God,"why did you even bring them into my life if you knew this was how it was going to turn out?" I also asked "why do you allow me to make friends only to take then away a few months or a year later?". God told me it was to remind me to not get too comfortable and dependent with friends.That's not to say I'm not to get close to them and open my heart.However,I do so with the knowledge that God is the one who provided that person for a season to be what I need.My "friends for a season" have been wonderful to me and have come into my life EXACTLY when I needed them to.That is amazing to me how perfect God's timing is.Also,that He cares enough about me to provide for my needs in the way of friends.What I was looking at as sort of a cruel trick actually turned out to be God loving me :) It's still hard to develop these friendships when I think they won't be around long.I don't want to get too close.However,as one of my dear "friends of a season" told me while meeting a need for me,"look at it as like an open/closed hand.if you're hand is closed holding onto something and not willing to let it go,then God can't fill that hand with anything else until you do". So,I write this afternoon having spent some time with one of my dearest"friends for a season".I think we'll keep in touch once she gets married but I'm also sooooo grateful and thankful for her even if we never speak again.
Maybe you have some stories of how someone came into your life and helped you at just the right moment or said something to you at just the right time.Share with me,I'd love to hear about them. They're always amazing stories :)

babies (no wonder I'm pro life ! )

I'm surrounded by babies :) I spent the other day at the park with my neice madelyn.it was so much fun as we played "kick it" (as she calls it).We kicked that ball up and down the hill so many times. She's so precious and is just full of life :)My sister hosted a baby shower for a friend a few weeks ago and we had a great time.There were several little ones there and I just loved it.I got to meet Sally's son for the first time.He's 5 months so and sooo cute ! I'm reminded of how precious life is as my co-worker lost her child at 5 months gestation and I saw a co-worker's 6 month old for the first time yesterday.Another former co-worker had a miscarriage before having her precious daughter.Yet ANOTHER coworker had 2 miscarriages one before each one of her 2 sons were born. I'm not trying to get into a debate here but it's just reminder to me that a healthy baby is such a blessing.I had dinner with a good friend the other night who really needed to have some girlfriend time away from her kids.That's because she knows just how much is required of her as a mom and she takes her job seriously.So,she works very hard at it. My sister is expecting her 2nd this August and I've already been buying some things for "Anna". So,as you see babies in your day to day life,take advantage of the moment.Interact with the child if you can and if not,just look at them and be thankful for the gift of life and to the Creator of life

"For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.When I was
woven together in the depths of the earth,your eyes saw my unformed body.All the
days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be"

Psalms 139:13-16