What a wonderfully busy day!!  Was beyond blessed to get o see 2 great friends and their amazing little ones that we have not had the pleasure of visiting with in a while.  As I am growing up I am learning that it is much harder to make friends in the grown up world than I remember from childhood.  Don't get me wrong.. It is never easy to step outside our comfort zone.  I am discovering that the friends that I have who accept me for who I am faults, idiosyncrasies and all are very rare gems indeed.  I know that many talk about how hard it is to be a child in today's world and I do think they are correct, but it is also hard to be an adult sometimes..  These children are not learning their prejudices, hates, judgments, and clicks all on their own...  I was one of the ones on high school who had friends from all groups and still do to this day.  I am also seeing that having people in your life that are ok with having real life conversations about uneasy topics with an open mind are so hard to find.  Are we that overwhelmed with our own insecurities that the slightest little thing that makes us uncomfortable we shut down.. SO again I Thank God daily for my true friends!!  Friends whom I have travelled, lead, helped and been helped by in great times!! Scary times, Sad times, troubled times!!  Friends who love and accept me enough to think I am worth fighting for even when I was unwilling to fight for myself.. Friends who love me even when I have wronged them.  Cause lets be honest we are none perfect.  And while I try to show love and appreciation to those I care about!!  I make bad choices, I make selfish choices, and I do things to hurt others I love.  I Love These people!! And when I stop and allow myself to truly think of them I am swamped with overwhelming gratefulness and gratitude.  I also think what an amazing God I have!!  I think of these friends and know they are no where near in comparison to the love, faith, friendship, and forgiveness that God has for me!! What a humbling thought that brings tears to my eyes. This is what I hope to teach my children.. To be the type of friend I have been blessed with.. To know that above all else God is the best Father and Friend I can ever have!!

Be blessed my friends!!