Invaluable Friendship

Yesterday was the most amazing day for me!  I got the opportunity to catch up with 2 very good friends of mine and become inspired by both women.  Through these connections, I've been presented the opportunity to achieve success in my various pursuits and encouraged to stay the course of my dreams.  


Anyone who knows me knows that my love for Meredith College runs deep and I cherish the connections and affiliations I have with my alma mater.  I love to go on campus and visit with various faculty and staff, and maintain a strong connection with them via Facebook, Twitter, and my Blackberry.  Once I have a connection with people, I do my best to stay in contact with them. 


I had lunch today with one of my former Sociology professors at Meredith College.  We hadn't seen each other for a while, but managed to maintain contact via text messaging or Facebook.  Today we were able to meet for lunch, which turned into a 5 1/2 hour catch up session.  It was great!  We laughed and talked about our lives and our new side business ventures.  We shared experiences and reminisced about our days at Meredith College.  She is so supportive and encouraging, and catching up with her has motivated me to press even harder towards reaching my goals personally and professionally.


From the lunch time catch up session, I made my way to the home of one of my dearest friends, Antoinette.   We studied Spanish together at Meredith and have since become really great friends.  She understands me in a way that most people don't and see potential in me that I sometimes don't realize I possess.  I got to her apartment at around 6 pm and just got in the house at 3:30 am.  3:30 AM!  


Our time together was uplifting to say the least.  Antoinette has a way of ministering to me that gets my attention and motivates me to adopt different perspectives on my current situations or circumstances.  We brainstormed on business ideas, caught up on each other's lives, laughed, and shared inspiration with each other.  She encouraged me to do what I love and to not be afraid to say what I want to say because I have so much to share with the world.   


I have lots and lots of friends, but there are few friends that understand the call on my life.  I love all my friends and cherish each and every one of them, but there are a handful of them that I love dearly.  They've been with me through some of the most challenging times of my life and they STILL love me unconditionally, and for that I'm forever grateful.


Heavenly Father, I thank you for my friends.  Thank you for allowing us to meet and experience life together.  Thank you for choosing me to become part their lives.  Lord, I ask that you bless each and every one of my friends beyond all they could ever ask or think.  Deliver them, save them, heal them, restore them, and keep them, Father.  Protect them and bless their homes, their children, and their families.  I thank You in advance and give You all the praise, honor, and glory.  Hallellujah...amen.