When Joy Doesn’t Come, I’ll Stand With You in Sorrow
“Is that the best you can do?” I overhead this question a few Sundays ago when I was passing by two men from our church on my way…
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Friendship
Friendship is Easy With You
You know what I love? Friends who don’t make this friend thing complicated. People who don’t use the “you find out who your friends…
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Be the Friend You Want to Have
Friendship that is like family doesn’t happen overnight. Jennifer Garner posted a quote the other day that said, “The day you plant the seed is…
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Friendships Are Hard and Girlfriends Are the Hardest
A few years ago my mom offered to host a baby shower for me. It was my second child, and it was another boy for me, so the list of needs was…
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Sometimes Friendships End, No Matter How Hard You Try
I tried. We say these words for two reasons. One: for our own justification that we made an effort to complete a task; and two: to admit that we fell…
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Some of My Best Friends Are Women I’ve Never Met
Jodie, Jocelyn, Lisa, Liz . . . These are a few names of some of my best friends. I would take a bullet for these women. I would drink the…
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Dear Friends Having Babies, I’m Happy For You Through My Pain
To my friends having babies: you are not my trigger. The past six months have been challenging for my family. We live in beautiful, but sometimes…
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I Want Good Friends
I don’t want friends who are good to me. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Nope. Came out wrong. Let me try that again. I don’t want friends…
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What a New Mom Really Wants When You Visit
Visiting a new mom and a new baby can be tricky. Some moms are so excited to show off their bundles of joy and want all the people to come over, and…
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Dear Friend, I Just Had a Baby But I Still Need You
I’ve just had a beautiful baby. As a friend without babies yourself, you’re in a unique position to love on me, the new mama. And let me tell…
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