“But there is a friend who sticks
closer than a brother. ” Proverbs 18:24
I love that picture. It just makes me laugh and I think of this verse….and I always think..”Wow.. Jesus…closer than that!” Chris took it on one of our last family “Charleston” outings before we moved. We went to Fort Sumter and took the boys. It brings tears to my eyes when I look back at old pictures these days. I just can’t believe how quickly time flies. I took Emma Faye to her 9 month check up this week! We’ve almost lived here a YEAR!! Crazy! Anyway….we dropped “MaMa” off at the airport this afternoon. It was a sad and quiet trip. Will just sucked his thumb and kept saying…..”I just wish that Mama could stay with us.” We had a wonderful time and can’t WAIT for our vacation in just FOUR WEEKS back to South Carolina. I am singing at a wedding the end of May and then the kids and I are staying on for a week and Chris is off for the next week… we are going to go to the beach….oh how I have LONGED to get back to the ocean… SOO EXCITED about that! I haven’t set foot on the sand since our last vacation in May of 2007….so we are ALL ready.
I feel so blessed tonight. I have so much to be grateful for…family… dear friends…children…great husband…cat that cracks me up DAILY….the birds that visit our yard….our church….I mean….SO MUCH… but mostly tonight I’m thankful for who this verse is about. We have so many people loving us and encouraging us but there is one who loves us even more… there is one who encourages us even more…….who understands us even more… who has been through our struggles EVEN MORE…..who wants our companionship and friendship EVEN MORE…
It’s just beautiful. I see Him working right before my eyes and today I value that gift. Rest my sweet friends… life is CRAZY and busy… and chaotic….so rest. Rest in the sweet truth that there is one holding you closer than anyone else could ever attempt RIGHT NOW……. so just rest in His arms today, enjoy this gift—and thank Him.
