God is Good

I wasn't sure what I was going to write about this week until Wednesday night at Bible study with my girls :-) First off I have to say that I am so blessed to have such a great group of Christian women to fellowship with. None of us are perfect but we all love God and each other. It is so nice to have other women to share life with and know that there are people praying for me every day. So this post is dedicated to those women.....Shauna, Tina, Val, Beth, and Andrea :-) I love you all very much and thank God for you! So now I am going to share with you what makes each of these women so incredible and such a wonderful part of my life.

Shauna.....Shauna is probably one of the strongest people I know. It doesn't matter what life throws at her; she just keeps on going and attacks them with a force you can only get from knowing God. She has 3 amazing and adorable little boys who are very smart and fun to be around. (One of which is my future son-in-law lol) No matter what is going on in her life at the moment; she always has time for her friends. Whether its a text, call or email to say she's praying for you or just to 'check in', you always know you are important and loved by her. I know when Shauna says she will be praying for you, she truly is. I know there are lots of us who feel blessed to have her as a friend. I hope that in times of worry or difficulties for me that I show the same strength and faith that she does. Thank you for being such a great friend Shauna, I love you and am blessed to know you!

Tina.....Tina in a lot of ways is just like me. We have so many things in common and that in itself is a blessing. Where other friends (or husbands for that matter lol) may think my obsession of vampires and wizards is strange, Tina understands 100%! It is so fun to have someone to share these interests with. But it's not all about magic with Tina. She was my first real friend here in Kansas. Moving here was very hard on me at the beginning not knowing anyone but my husband and kids. I became very depressed and thought I would never make friends. Then I met Tina :-) I remember the day I came home and told Rich how I had met my twin! I was so excited to have met someone that I could share so many things with and Rich was very happy for me. From that point on, I didn't think living here would be so hard. Tina is a wonderful mother to an adorable little girl and a faithful Christian woman. She donates so much of her personal time to the church and helping others achieve Financial Peace through Dave Ramsey's program. That alone has been such a blessing for so many people I know. Tina is also co-owner of Dustbusters Cleaning Services with me and I enjoy the jobs we have together, cleaning and catching up on each others lives. Tina, I truly feel that God brought us together for a reason (after all, God doesn't make mistakes) and I am so happy that He did. I love you!

Val.....Val is so much fun to be around! Her smile just lights up the room :-) She has turned out to be a great addition to our group and now that she is a new mommy, we are all even closer. It is so wonderful to be able to share all our 'mommy' stories with her and hear all the new ones she is making with her little one. She has her own cookie dough company and let me tell you, they are the best homemade cookies I have tasted in a long time! She is a strong woman of Christ and a great friend to us all. Val, I am so glad that we met and you joined our group. You are a wonderful person and I am blessed to be your friend.

Beth.....Beth is awesome! She is a wonderful mother of 3 adorable children and has an amazing sense of humor. I love talking to her about lots of different things. She loves yard sales just as much as I do and that's a lot! Beth works at a dermatologists office and if I do say so myself, has beautiful skin! She is wonderful about answering all of our skin related questions and is very knowledgeable of the subject :-) Beth is an amazing Christian woman and we all enjoy having Bible study with her every week. She is usually one of the first ones to arrive and one of the last to leave. She loves God with all her heart and it shows. I hope that my love for Him shines in me like it does her. Beth, you rock and I am so glad we are friends.

Andrea.....Andrea is a saint! She puts off such a positive energy and her personality and smile can turn anyone's bad mood around. She is a strong and faithful Christian woman; the type of woman I hope to be. She is infectious to be around and anyone who meets her falls in love instantly :-) Andrea fits so well with all of us in our group and we all love her deeply. She is so full of love for God and it shows. She is always willing to help out where needed and does it selflessly. Andrea, you are a role model for me and I am truly blessed to know you.

All of these women have qualities that set them apart from each other but all have one thing in common; they love God with all their heart and strive to be Godly women. They are all wonderful wives and mothers and amazing friends to me. I cannot imagine my life here if I had not met a single one of them. They have all brought something wonderful into my life and I thank God every day for each one of them. I hope that all of you reading this have people like this in your lives. Meeting them has made being so far from home bearable at times. I know they are there for me if I need anything and that is an incredible feeling :-) I love you all so much!