August 10, 2015

So I start my common core training tomorrow I'm really excited and yet it pales in comparison to what is going on around me.  I have two friends are lives are upside down.

The first one's life is upside down because things seem to be falling apart around her.  Everything that once worked is no longer working.  Her marriage is no more, and no matter how hard she tries to keep pressing on she seems to get pushed down at every turn.  I'm not always sure what to say so I listen and offer support.  She lives across the country so my support is verbal over the phone.  Sometimes you just feel inadequate for the problems those you care for go through.

Another friend just lost her husband, he committed suicide. I watch her in her pain, it's so deep, she is shattered to pieces.  I know God will put her together over time but its so hard for her to just breathe.  I have no words so I just hold her and we cry.  There is nothing more important than the privacy and confidence of a friend.  I just hold her.  She's so amazing, people come by to offer their condolences and she comforts them.  She asks about their lives and how they are doing, then she offers support and encouragement.  She blows me away.  God has something so wonderful for her, she is a spiritual giant wrapped in humility.

God continues to show me other women who are amazing, each one is different and yet each one is truly amazing in her own calling.  I am blessed to know the women that I know, they have incredible strength of character and integrity.  They are all daughters of the King and each one is individual and exquisite.

Everyday I learn something from them and their pain.  They carry it with beauty when their eyes tear up from the weight of the burdens they carry.  Sometimes the weight shows in their faces and yet still their depth is so visible.  I am amazed at the way God created women and how multifaceted we are.