The meaning of friend is a person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; one who supports, sympathizes with, and is trustworthy. Over the past few weeks I have really been thinking about my friendships and the types of friends that I have now and the type of friend that I am to others. After mom passed I am literally the only person living in the Washington D.C. area. I have no family other than my husband and children. So over the years I've created a small network of friends who I now call my family. But this extremely exclusive network has come with a cost. When I think back to my college years there were so many friendships that I didn't nurture. Instead I got lazy and I didn't put the time and effort into them. And now I hardly talk to many people who once had been very close and dear to me. In the past I would use the excuse that I had Maya as a way to make myself feel better but I think that I just got lazy. ...
I have experienced a lot of peaks and valleys in my 4o+ years of life. During each season, I've grown and learned more about myself. I've changed with each new season, but one thing that never changed was God. This blog focuses on my journey and my relationship with God as a flawed yet wonderfully created woman of God.