Feeling Blessed

In the past month, I have seen so many people who are very dear to me. I have been able to see friends from all different stages of my life:

In New Mexico I spent time with friends from high school and my very loving family.
In Waco and a few weeks later in Houston, I spent time with friends from Baylor.
Here in Colorado I have spent time with friends from Youth for Christ, Colorado School of Dance and friends from the church where I interned.
AND…I have been able to spend time with Josh’s friends from when he was stationed in Colorado Springs.

I have a very blessed life. The Lord has given me amazing friends through all the stages of my life. Everywhere God has called me, he has surrounded me with amazing men and women who have a heart for Him. I have been mentored, discipled, encouraged, and sharpened by so many people. I am thankful for each of these men and women. I know that God has used them to make me who I am and to call me more deeply to Himself.

I am also feeling inspired. Inspired to reach out, to sharpen, to mentor… I want God to use me in other’s lives as I have seen Him use people in my own life.

The time with all these very special people has reminded me of this fact: life is not meant to be spent in isolation. Life is so much fuller and richer when it is shared---and not just in the good times but also in the hard times. The relationships I consider the most dear to me are the ones where we have walked through the real, often painful, places in life.

Dear friends and family who are reading this: open yourself up to know and be known. Take the risk of entering into relationships with those around you. You will not regret it. Because being known brings freedom. We truly are made for relationships.