Cheers to the Friendships...

I'll begin with a disclaimer...this post is me being super nostalgic and maybe a bit cheesy....but it's the truth and I mean it with all of my heart!

Today, I started looking at old pictures from my time in Israel including high school prom, graduation, week with out walls, our many travels with the Stewart family, game nights, spontaneous sleepovers after youth group, movie nights, our epic trip to London and spending pretty much every weekend with Bethany, Tricia, Stephanie and Rachel.

It's so fun to look back on all of those sweet memories, but I hate to let myself cause every time I do, I miss everyone so terribly. Sometimes I wish I could just go back in time or we could all just move and live in the same place again all together. But God has continually reminds me that it was for his glory that he brought us all together in that season of life. We developed friendships that will last a lifetime. I sometimes wonder, why did we all have to go our separate ways? God has spoken to my heart and said, "It's simple if you stayed in Israel for the rest of your life, with those friends, you would have no need at all for any others." In moving away from Israel, God has blessed me with the continuation of old friendships here in Savannah and the beginning of new ones here too. It has been so great to see how God has given me opportunities to keep in touch with old friends and blessed me with new ones. And best of all, I know it's all for HIS glory!

"Cheers to the friendships well worn in, that time nor distance alter!" -- Brooke Fraser