Today is going to be a blessed day. We are meeting my longtime friend Deanna for an early dinner. Deanna and I go way back and share alot of life history together. I can hardly wait to see her and spend some time with her.
Last night I met my friend Rebecca, a former coworker, for dinner. I loved working with Rebecca and have missed her terribly. We had such a great time catching up on each others lives over a nice, relaxing dinner. To say that I have been blessed with wonderful people in my life would be an understatement.
There are times when I feel lonely with my children not living at home anymore. There are times when I feel down because many of my friends have moved away, but when I really reflect on it, I know I'm feeling lonely or down because I'm not making an effort to connect with people. Keeping friendships alive is an effort. I have made a genuine effort over the last few years to keep friendships together, to nurture relationships with people that I care about, and in the end, I have been blessed every single time, over and over again.
Are you making an effort to nurture and grow relationships with the people in your life, be it at church, work, school, with neighborhood girlfriends, or even with blogging friends? If not, why not make the effort this week. I assure you, you will be the one blessed by it.
