Wise friends

Last night I was surprised by two things, both good.

First, my kids drug out all of these old photo albums to look at.  It's funny to see what I thought was good hair back then.  Apparently my theory was, the larger the better.  Ha!  I'll have to post one of those photos, or not.  Anyway, I found this letter written by my friend C, complete with pictures to draw the action that made me laugh out loud.  It was especially funny when the "moral" of the story was "Men suck" as my daughter thought that was hilarious and kept telling little and big J that they suck because they are men.  We all got to laughing over that one.

What happened next is that I got an email from dear C, who hasn't written me in let's say 10 or so years.  We FB, we've seen each other in person, but a thoughtful letter?  Not lately.  She had read my blog after our mutual friend B mentioned it and this was her amazing, heart filled response...

"I risk sounding like a worn-out cliché when I tell you my next thought, but I’ve lived it and know it to be true.  As hard as it sounds, God truly gives us only what we can handle.  How in the world he has chosen you to be in this situation, I don’t know, but in your heart I bet you do.  You are an amazingly strong woman.  You have been through so much already in your life that has given you a unique perspective and appreciation for our time here on earth.  You have learned to be a strong advocate for yourself and now you have a precious boy who needs to have an advocate.  Who knows, you may have been born for this very moment.  This very struggle.  My heart and prayers go to you.  I’ll check in with your blogs.  Keep them honest and open – too many of us hide behind a safe smile and deny our true feelings"

The thing about asking for someone to pray for you is that they do.  And respond as God calls them to.  And how meaningful that is when you're drowning in hopelessness?  Just what you need, just when you need it.

I love that about God.

Thanks C!

L