As Promised...

The answer to my prayers. Although I don't mean to dissapoint those of you who were really looking forward to this!! It might appear quite a small thing, but to me it's been one of the greatest answers to prayer that I've had lately. Most you prolly don't know, but I've been struggling lately with not really having anyone that I can really talk to while Justin's working (and he's working a lot). There are a lot of moms here in our congregation, but they're all so busy and they all work, so finding girl time to spend with them has been challenging. I babysit their kids, lead their worship, and host them in our home, but it's just not the same. I've been craving girl time like you wouldn't believe. The kind where you already know eachother, and you're comfortable with eachtother. The kind where the other practially lives at your house while the men are at work. The kind that only gets about two showers a week too, because they're too busy looking after the kids. I want someone I can bear my soul to, who will love me no matter what. Someone who likes me for me, and not for what she can get from me. Someone who doesn't put me down to lift herself up. I miss that so much, and didn't realize how good I had it at Bethany with the friends I had there. I guess I romanticized the role of the stay-at-home pastor's wife/mom, and I sort of forgot all about me and what I wanted. But I've wanted this ever since I've arrived here, and thought I may have had it on so many occassions, only to be dissapointed in the long run. Anyways. The other day, just out of the blue I was having a horrible day. The kids were having a rough day being sick, and I was having a rough day taking care of them. The day ended in tears and pure exhuastion. And then I got this phone call from a girl I don't even know. She said I was recommended to her by mutual friends of ours as someone who she could hang out with because we apparently have a lot in common. And then she said she had been praying for a friend, and she wanted to know if we could get together. I about balled my eyes out right then and there. But of course that wouldn't be a good first impression, so I tried to contain my giddiness as we planned to get together tonight. She would bring her 3 yr old and 4 month old, and I would harnass my 1 yr old. So for the last two days I've been ranting and raving about my new friend and I don't know the girl from Adam. But I do now. And she was right. We have a ton in common, and while it's still awkward now (I mean, come on....it's like...hi, I'm a complete stranger...let's see how many questions we can ask eachother before we know eachother). It was like 20 questions pretty much. Awkward...and yet strangly familiar. Isn't that how it always is with friends? You see them and...you just "know" you're going to be friends with them someday. That was how it was for me and my two closest friends. I looked at them and knew. And I was right. And so, yes my prayer has been answered. I'm going to pray that we'll get to know eachother a bit more, and that she'll become someone with whom I can share with, laugh with, cry with, and love the Lord with (all with a couple of baby's hanging from our hips). For if she is, she'll be the most glorious answer to prayer that I could ever get at a time like this.