Sometimes - ya gotta just do life.  No fluff, no extras.  That has been the theme since Christmas.  I call it  "keeping my head down".  We have been impacted by the ecomony slow down which I'm sure had something to do with our personal crack down, but it was more self imposed than required by our situation.  It has been a good thing which is the testimony that I hear over and over from others about hard times.

But recently, God has been stretching me in new areas and breaking me out of my cocoon.  Making friends.  I'm really not very good at it.  Chit chat, casual talk is so challenging for me.  I have a friend that is so great at just talking about whatever and she is alway coaching me - still I struggle.  But in the last couple of months I have not been able to side step the "getting to know you" process with several people.  The obstacle to making new friends has always been a matter of time and priority - but God found ways around this and almost literally placed a few wonderful women smack in my lap.  I've been sitting back marvelling at how He almost tricked me, like I didn't know I was making new friends until I had actually done it.

Having always been a one-girlfriend kind of girl - this is a whole new world for me.  I'm so excited about what God is doing.  I feel like I am being bouyed up - which if I overthink it - I get a little nervous.  But he promises "But I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you".  I must believe that I am not exposed, but blessed. 

Happy Almost Spring in the Sierra!