People I Love

In the past week, I've gotten to spend some sweet time with several people whom I love dearly. And what more could I be grateful for as I celebrated Thanksgiving?

I spent Thanksgiving week in Pittsburgh, but the festivities began before I even left. My dear friend (and, oh by the way, my personal trainer) Melissa invited me to a full-fledged Thanksgiving feast for which I got to make dessert. I've only known Melissa for a couple of months, but I love her already, and loved that I got to kick off the celebrations with her.

Then it was off to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving number two. During the week, I had the chance to be reunited with one of the girls who had been in my Bible study while I was on staff with Navs, Sarah Cook. She is a joy and delight to be around, and I was thrilled to get to spend some time with her before she took off for Arizona.

I also got to spend a day with Meghan, one of my dearest friends from EDGE. We were joined for lunch by Sam, who was also in our EDGE class and went to Zambia with us. I LOVED getting to see them both, and hear what God's been up to in their lives.

The bulk of my time, however, was spent with the one-and-only Robin Klapheke. It was so fun for me to enter her world a bit; I got to stay in her home, see where she works, meet her boyfriend, and spend Thanksgiving with her family. But I have to say, my favorite moments were the ones where we sat on her couch and shared what's really going on in our lives.

While I definitely missed getting to spend time with family for the holiday, I must say I am truly grateful for these friendships. I'm pretty sure I'm not meant to do this life alone, and I'm so blessed that God has provided these ones to come alongside me in the process.