MY WORD FOR JUNE 23 IS GIRLFRIEND!

My word for June 23^rd is GIRLFRIEND

For all of the women reading this go right now and get the book, “Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake”.  When I escaped from life on Friday I called one of my girlfriends and she recommended this book.  I purchased it on my kindle and it has given me great insight, many laughs, and left me with that “I so get that” feeling.  The funny thing is my girlfriend that recommended the book was recommended the book by another girlfriend of ours.  What is also ironic is that Friday night another one of our childhood girlfriends came out and visited for five hours.  We talked non-stop.  After getting up this morning I continued to read my new favorite book only to find the upcoming chapter to be entitled “girlfriends”. 

Girlfriends are the people in our lives that are there when we get a bad test result, they are there when our parents get ill, they are there when we have a catastrophe, they are there when we need a shoulder to cry on, they are there no matter what life has thrown at us.  They are like the joists that hold up a house; they hold us up no matter what.  It has taken years of experiences and circumstances to realize who and what real girlfriends are.  Everyone goes through stages of life and we are defiantly to a different stage now.  The stage of older children and aging parents.  During these times in our lives it is those old girlfriends that I lean on.  They are the friends that give me a personal pep rally every time I answer the phone.  They are the ones that don’t judge me.  They are the ones that can say something that I need to hear and I will listen.  They are my chosen kin.

God is like a girlfriend.  He knows all about you, but loves you just the same.  He is there to listen when you need an ear.  He will speak to you the truth.  He will tell You what you need to hear and try not to do it harshly.  He will lead you in the right direction and help you follow through with His plan.  God is your biggest fan and your loudest cheerleader.  All you have to do is decide to listen to Him, trust Him and lean on Him.   

Dear God thank you for giving us girlfriends.  Thank you for blessing us with special people to comfort us through life.  Thank you for being a friend to us, being here when we need you.   Guide us in being a good friend to those who need us, giving us the proper words to touch their hearts.  During 2012 let us be those friends that come through the door when everyone else is walking out. 

James 2:23

King James Version (KJV)

23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

Thank you Barbara for sharing this book with Laura, whom shared it with me.   Thank you Sherri for spending much needed girl time.   Love you all ~you go girlfriends!!!