One of my all time favorite photos...

That's what friends are for...

in good times, in bad times, I'll be on your side forever more....are you familiar with the song?

It's an oldie but a goodie!

My best friend Hollie is that forever friend to me! We met when we were 16 years old during the summer of one of the most pivotal years in high school. I wish I could say we were "bff at first sight" but it was not so much that way for us. She had just moved to Ga from Texas and as much as she talked about it I figured she would soon be catching the next flight "home". Her dad was in the army and throughout her first 16 years of life, she moved state to state to state. It took me a while to realize she just needed some time to adjust...and I wasn't exactly helping her...I am so thankful she came to Ga! We got past the initial funky time and moved almost immediately into a "best friendship"! Hollie and I went through high school together- disappointments in people and all! We came to college together, found our church home together, met our spouses at the same place...they lived in the same dorm! We fulfilled our dreams to become a teacher and a nurse at the same time. We were in each other's weddings, and there for each other during the births of our boys. Just as divorce is so rampant in our culture these days, so it is with friends, hard times come, ditch'em and find a new one. Hollie and I have had plenty of opportunities to ditch and divorce each other but, thank the Lord, we never have. Hollie has been there for me during some of the most critical times in my life when I could talk to nobody else...she is irreplaceable and she is more than a friend, she is family!

All that said to say...we are pushing 29 and I dare say...we are closer than ever! Our boys are about a year apart and we LOVE to see them play together. It is my prayer that Gage and Rowan will find in each other the friend that Hollie and I have in each other!

Ahhh...the beach

Here are three of my favorite beach pictures...there are more to come!

All in a good week...

- cleaning out and reorganizing all of the drawers and closets in the house

-finishing up discipleship with Mrs. Sally (it took us about two and half years) but it was well worth it...I am so glad we did it, and completed it! She has always and will always be a very special mentor and friend in my life!

-spending the day with Hollie and Rowan (we were having so much fun laughing with the boys we forgot to take any pictures)

-spending the evening with my Sunday School class cooking supper at the Ronald McDonald House in Macon...for a few minutes in my mind I was back in Philadelphia...just remembering!

-today...I still have a long list of "fun" stuff to complete

I love summer!