Friendships

When I began this journey, I had friends. Plenty of them. Some of them I was quite close to.

But none that went right to my soul like I have now.

Let me be sure to clarify here that I have a soulmate. My husband and I have been married for 25 years now and we are truly made for each other. Where I am mean, he is nice. Where I am silly he is serious, and where I am serious he is silly. It's pretty much an "us-against-the-world" kind of thing. (Some days it's "us-against-the-kids" too.)

Last spring I discovered another soul companion right under my very nose. My friend Lis, who my husband and I went to college with, connected with me in a new way via email. Lis was struggling with changes in her life and we began sharing. She came to see us here and we shared more things in a newer and deeper way. Probably the best way to describe my relationship with her is to say that she points me to God.

As I began sharing more with Lis, I found in myself a new willingness to share more and love more with my other friends. Some of those relationships blossomed into deep, life-changing experiences. Much laughter, much agonizing, much excitement, some crying. All of it good, all of it precious.

I've lost a bit too. I've had a couple of people creep into my heart, only to break it. And I've no doubt broken a heart or two myself.

But all of this is to say that this time in my life is without a doubt the best I've had in my 46 years. And there are relationships here that I know will be with me for the rest of my life. We will grow old together and support each other through good times and bad times.