We are so abundantly rich in relationships. God has blessed us beyond what we ever dreamed. When we look at a map of the U.S., or the world for that matter, we see places that are dear to us all over for they hold people who are dear to us. The amount of those who love us is mind boggling! And while we do tend to come and go from physical presence due to moves and travel, we eagerly look forward to when we pick back up again for those are our most amazing friendships!
This week we were talking about friends we have grown apart from. Some of those friends were from 2 moves ago. Some of them live right here but due to our transient living we come and go from their lives. We were talking about the difference between drifting apart as in not having as much in common anymore, and living physically apart but still having the same heartbeat. That night, my friend called after seeing missed calls recently from me. She (and her hubby) were some we had been talking about that afternoon. Despite the fact we haven't seen each other in a year and a half, and the fact that she is still a bit sleep deprived from 3 very young kids, we talked for an hour and a half! In fact, my phone died and when she couldn't reach me right away she called Ty's cell so we could talk some more. I love her! I miss her! We are in such different places than we were when we lived in the same community 5 years ago. Yet, our hearts are unusually close. The very beat of our hearts matches. They desire authentic relationships and community. So do we. We live life best in the realm of community. So do they. All of us yearn for those who do not know the freeing love of Jesus. We had the great privilege of mentoring them for a season. We didn't set out to do so, it just naturally occurred. Now they find themselves in that place with others coming behind them. What fun to share stories of that! To ask for prayer about deep things burdening our hearts. To know when the other answers that there is more to the answer and to keep digging until the whole story spills out-because we love each other and we care deeply and truly to know and walk through it.
We are so abundantly rich in relationships. God has blessed us beyond what we ever dreamed. When we look at a map of the U.S., or the world for that matter, we see places that are dear to us all over for they hold people who are dear to us. The amount of those who love us is mind boggling! And while we do tend to come and go from physical presence due to moves and travel, we eagerly look forward to when we pick back up again for those are our most amazing friendships!
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10. Your child wakes up next to you in a strange home to calmly ask "who's house are we in" before going right back to sleep when you answer 9. You wake up and have no idea where you are or where the bathroom is, for a full 60 seconds 8. A suitcase or duffle bag is always in the living room or bedroom 7. You have 6 different time zones saved in your smart phone's world clock phone-and have 4 of those memorized! 6. Your 7 yr old has 3 different time zones memorized! 5. Your kids play passport control and immigration instead of house or school! 4. You only miss Gold status in frequent flier miles by a couple thousand miles! 3. Your child sits down on the plane to promptly say "I'm ready for my dinner now" and when told this flight won't have dinner replies "well let's fly over the ocean so I can have dinner!" 2. You fill out a form for an eye appointment and when you get to your address you can think of 4...none of which is your current one! 1. You wake up to look in the fridge to feed your children breakfast and this is what you see Here's to many more miles (or maybe not!) in 2013! Happy New Year wherever you are in the world from wherever our family is right now!
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AuthorsCarolyn & (sometimes) Ty Archives
March 2016
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