Do you remember what it was like to share with your best friend in middle school? My friend lived just a few houses away from mine, and we were inseparable. We even had secret signals we would give each other when we were around other kids. It was a special time, and one that I know made those years memorable. We could not wait to be together and share what was new in our world.
As I was writing this post I was thinking of how we all still need that special person in our lives. Someone we can trust to remain silent with what we have shared, and who is there to give a willing hand when we need it most.
Can you identify with this? Are there things you want to share, maybe not even life changing things, but just because you happen to find them interesting? What about a laugh with a friend? As I was writing this post a friend was texting me, and I laughed out loud. I could feel her enthusiasm come right though the phone, and see her facial expressions. This is because she is a friend and I know her well.
There are women who need other women to laugh with, to shop with, to have coffee with, and to just be with. Often it is not what you say, but what you don't say that declares so much. We all need to take a chance and invite someone out to lunch, or maybe for a walk.
I remember running to my friends house. Her mother would open the door and I would say the same thing day after day. "Can Marion come out and play", and then I would wait. She would come bounding out the door and off we would go. Pure joy!
John 15:12 NLT This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.