Ahh. It's so good to be home.  In the last 24 hours I have traveled almost 13 driving hours with a 4 year old and a 10 month old- including a stay in a hotel.  I am very proud of myself for doing it and for surviving with a good attitude.  I am tired now, and there is oh so much to do, but it feels so good to be home and I am ready for my own bed.

Isn't God good?  He is such an artist.  I love  VA- I miss it immensely and often pine for the mountains and lush green fields.  But today, as I was driving home to GA I was struck with the vast array of green colors that God has designed.  The forests were a rainbow of color- all within the green family!  It was amazing.  There were splashes of purple, red and white as the trees are beginning to bud.  The wildflowers were popping up and opening their heads, and the grass was turning deeper shades of green.  I was awed at the beauty- I am afraid to admit that for the last 2 years I have thought VA far superior in it's glory and missed much of the beauty that was surrounding me.  Thank you Lord for the wake up call of your creativity. 

My dear friend blessed me upon my return home.  She watches out for me and is so gracious.  I had a 10 yr old boy feeding my cats and fish and bringing in my mail while I was gone.  Apparently- although I had made it a priority and very clear that I needed the litter to be scooped often, he hadn't done it.    She had come over this morning and realized how smelly the house was.  She cleaned out the box, raised some windows, vaccumed and washed my bedsheets-all  so I would feel clean.  What a true friend.  She has a busy life of her own with three little ones 4 and under and yet she found time to be Jesus's hands and feet. 

A friend and I in VA were just talking about this the other day- friendship.  She is a very dear friend and we were talking about how true friendship with women seems to be rare.  I was saying, a good friend saves magazine articles- just b/c she knows you'll enjoy reading them.  Or picks up your favorite coffee when she's out- or buys extra toys for your kids, or cleans your cat litter  .  I came home to blessings AND books she had "picked up for me, b/c she knew I would appreciate them".  What a good friend. 
The only sad thing is that we're all in the Marine Corps and somewhere down deep we both know that this close proximity and sharing we have will change drastically.  I do not look forward to that day.
   Such is life in the military.
I pray all of you can find friends as wonderful as i have.

OK- I'm editing myself.  I know precious few read this as it is! :)  and i need to cut myself off to make sure those who are reading will come back again!  i could write all day.  How theraputic.  And how intoxicating to think that maybe, just maybe someone is out there reading and smiling!

GOOD NIGHT !

Posted by writmm

What a wonderful post! And what a special friend. I have been blessed with a couple of friends like that and there love of Christ shows in their actions every day. I hope that I can follow their example. I always feel like I am a day late and a dollar short on providing that kind of friendship. But I keep trying to get better at anticipating.

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Have a great day and enjoy your fresh smelling house!

Posted by jzrobinson1

Dear Friend, You know I love you. I do not look forward to the day when we will not live right down the street from each other. I will cherish the times we have now, to strengthen each other for future friendships we will have and other lives we will touch. I know God will bless you and I hope God can use me to strengthen and encourage you because so many people rely on you and need you.