This week we celebrated some special birthdays and eleven years of friendship as Mennonite Girls Can Cook. Lovella hosted us in her backyard tent and put out the most incredible spread of salads and fresh-baked scones. Also, in the middle of the day, we indulged in our own dessert bar.
We talked about the incredible journey we have shared, realizing one of the biggest blessings has been the bonding as a group of women, sharing our day to day lives, our joys and sorrows. We acknowledge how we are the same and different in many ways. We pray for each other in hard things, rejoice with each other in the good and laugh enough to know it can't hurt us.
As a group of ten, we have a long standing tradition of sharing five things we are thankful for at the end of every week. This week I'm thankful for this place of refuge, encouragement, forgiveness, learning and building up in the faith. And as we each seek to be that for someone, we will find the gift we give comes back to us in the most amazing ways.
5 comments:
So thankful for this special group of friends! '...a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.' Proverbs 27:9
What a lovely tradition of sharing the things you are thankful for on a weekly basis! You ladies are the best! Congratulations on 11 years of friendship, nourishment for the body and soul, and witness to SO many! Hugs ...
It was so good to be with you and the rest of the girls!
Whenever you "girls" get together it always makes me smile. What a blessing your friendship is, not only to all of you, but to those of us who read your blogs, too.
Friendships are definitely one of life's treasures!
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