Friend

Today I am really, really grateful for such a sweet friend I have.  She and I were roommates at Snow, and are still best of friends to this day.  We text quite a lot; we don't get to see each other much.  I live in Bama and She lives in DC. 

Sunday night into Monday morning of this week was so dang rough on me.  Sometimes I feel diminished and over shadowed by other people.  It's a selfish thing, and it's something I'm really working on.  But I just was down.  Some things were bothering me, and I'm feeling less and less hopeful each passing day that I'll ever get to teach here.  In some aspects, I feel like life is just not really panning out how I'd hoped it would.  Don't get me wrong, I'm happy!  And I love my life here.  But you know how it goes sometimes. 

Well any ways, I text this one friend late Monday (late for me here, even later for her there!) and she truly was a tender mercy for me.  We didn't text that long...and not really that much was said.  But she let me unload on her; get some of my frustrations and sadness out.  Then she gave me some wonderful advice.

It's so refreshing having such friends.  After talking with her, I just plain feel better.  I am SO GRATEFUL that Heavenly Father gives us good friends.  And I'm just plain thankful to have such a wonderful person to call my friend.