Best Friends?

By Mallory

For a very, very long time, I was really worried that I didn’t have a best friend. I looked for friends from elementary school until college. I looked in my neighborhood, several churches, and school for a true friend. Don’t we all want friends who are going to stick with us all the time? How about a trustworthy, loyal friend? Someone you have something in common with and can have fun with? Friends that love you no matter what?

It’s HARD to find friends like this. I remember hearing a woman I respect share about this a long time ago on a youth group trip. That was when it hit me that this is something we struggle with all through our lives. This parent volunteer expressed feelings of loneliness and told us that she eventually realized Jesus is her one true friend.

Click to read more ...

Showing Mercy For One Another

A good friend of mine sent this story to me awhile back. Whether it is true or not isn’t important, it still makes you think about what you would do if you were on either side of this situation. The story strikes a nerve for me, because I was one of those kids who was mercilessly picked on as a kid. I never wet my pants (thank God!), but there are many things that can happen that can cause the same ridicule from other kids. I once spent two hours hiding in the coat closet in 4^th grade because of something embarrassing that happened on the playground. This was after the kids had teased me to tears before we even went back inside.

Click to read more ...

Helping A Friend In A Crisis

By Megan (Steps for Brady)

In the past five months I have been on the receiving end of hundreds of the most generous and thoughtful acts by countless people. Dealing with the life threatening illness of our son has been a terrifying experience, but has also shown us amazing kindness in the hearts of those around us. It has been difficult at times to have to accept help, but without it, I don’t know how our family would have survived.

Here are a few ideas of ways to help. Take it from someone who knows, any of these would be a huge blessing to a friend going through a tough time.

Click to read more ...