Thursday, April 14, 2011

Wow, December 24, 2008... where have I been and where has the time gone? I sometimes feel like there is a void in my life. Something is just missing. I've been thinking and searching for it for a while. Well, maybe since 2008 when I posted last. I have a very loving husband, two amazingly wonderful children, a beautiful home, a great job, the Lord in my life and plenty of friends. However, it is the last on the list I sometimes question. Family is #1 and will always be, but friendships are as equally important in my life. I'm a very "in touch" type of person. I wear my heart on my sleeve and I take friendships to heart! If you are a close and dear friend of mine, you understand. I feed off the emotional connection you get from those friendships. Lately, I feel as if I long for those friendships I know still exist, but the miles between us are cause for separation. We can talk on the phone, chat on an instant message, text message each other or keep up-to-date with one another via facebook. But to see their beautiful faces in person, to embrace in an endearing hug, to just sit quietly across from each other and look into their eyes... this, is the void... this is what I long for! I long for a gathering of these special friends. I know it won't be something I get weekly or monthly, but I want to stop saying, "Our weekends are full, we'll try next year!" I'm planning a time for this moment to happen. Come one or come all, I look forward to the happy tears I know will stream down my cheek when I feel the long awaited embrace! We'll pick up right where we left off... we'll laugh, cry, and sit in silence together... Before I sign off for today, I'd like to thank Renee Swope at Proverbs 31 Ministries for her blog post. It is her devotion that shined light on this "void." I've been searching for it's cause and you're words where exactly what I was looking for... very heartfelt and uplifting, today!