Blessings through Friendship

It's been awhile since I last blogged and for that I apologize. We have been on the road doing some serious traveling so I have been trying to play catch up at home. Today, my thoughts on the topic of "Blessings" bring to mind the role of friendships in life. Taylor and I are extremely appreciative and grateful for the friendships that we have in our lives. We can both remember when we first moved to Birmingham and left all of our friends in Mississippi. While we drew closer as a married couple, we both longed for friends. Through our church, which at the time was Valleydale, God brought us a circle of friends like none other. It is so comforting to know that I have a group of Godly women to whom I can turn to for anything...good or bad. These same women are married to Godly men that Taylor can confide in. Through this circle of friends, we have been blessed with Brad and Lori. I can't help but think that God brought us together knowing that someday Blessed Life Designs would be formed. We recently returned from a weekend beach trip with Brad and Lori to SanDestin and I was again reminded of the true model of friendship. How can two people without any kids show such patience with two kids not their own at the beach? My two girls constantly wanted Brad to throw them in the pool, wanted Lori to listen to this story or that. Watch me do this Brad! Listen to this Lori! Never did they waver in their patience! Amazing....I can't say that I am always that way with my kids, much less other people's kids and there they were without any kids of their own ~ loving my girls as if they were their own. It is extremely touching to watch and I am forever grateful to Brad and Lori. Taylor and I felt so honored when Brad and Lori came forward to ask if we would like for them to partner up with us to see Blessed Life Designs go to the next level. They are true friends through and through. I don't think I deserve this, but God I thank you for them!