I feel like I’ve traversed a desert and am finally nearing an oasis… which may or may not lead to a fruitful paradise.
Today I heard from TWO friends that I have fallen rather out of touch with over the past couple of years. Blame it on having kids, blame it on changing jobs, or just blame it on me (which might be deserved), but it happened. I hear similar stories from others who get married and/or have kids, especially if the two happen in close proximity to one another – some or most of their friends tend to fall to the wayside. Sometimes it’s the choice of the friends, sometimes it’s the choice of the person in question, and sometimes it’s nothing in particular but a change in situation that people feel they can’t relate to any longer.
Anyway, however it happened, I’ve been without most of my close friends for the past 2 years. I adore my husband, and my child is amazing and I love him too…but I’m a social person as well and it’s been killing me to not have a tight friend to relate to with any consistency. Well, today I got a random phone call from one, and decided to email another based on a very weird yet timely dream I had the other night, and now it looks like I’m connecting with both of them this month! Do I believe it’s accidental? Not at all. I’ve been going through some changes of heart and realizations of humility over the last couple of months, and I think God is doing a work in this situation. At least, I hope He is. 
If any of my other friends happen to read this, please know that I miss you all very much. I know I’m not perfect, and I know you’ve been privy to times when I’ve handled myself foolishly and have thereby disappointed you…but please don’t let that cause you to turn your back on me forever and with finality. This life is too short to be so quick to drop relationships when, in the end, aside from God’s love, they are all we really have.
