All in Friendship

Meet a Six-Year-Old World Changer!

Arriving at school, she bounds out of the car, like a desperate squirrel looking for a nut, and pauses only long enough to locate it. Galloping towards me, she wraps her tiny arms around my fluffy girth. Pulling back, there is always a pregnant pause, her eyes lock on mine and with the intensity of a lawyer, she asks, “What fabulous ting are YOU wearing today?”

Just Show Up! - Philippians 2:4

Moving like a Tinman that still needed to be seriously greased, I methodically packed one more box. Exhaustion makes a nasty companion. Anyone else ever feel that way? Two o’clock had somehow sneaked up on us and we were still working on packing the first room. Exhausted emotionally and mentally, I stood calculating just how long this was going to take us. Silently, a small electrical shock wove its way from my wrist, up my arm, and to my numbed brain. An offer of assistance was being made from an unexpected source.

Relationship Chaos - Romans 12:18

With halting steps, I made my way toward her and another friend. Reaching deep inside, I smiled; made eye contact; and listened as my voice greeted them. I had tried everything to resolve the conflict that had been present for over a year with her, but nothing had been satisfactory. Both of them stood with their eyes locked on me. It seemed like time was frozen for a few brief super awkward moments. None of us breathed. Each one choosing their response.