musings: you guys.

old friends, new friends, Dallas friends, TN friends, and Florida friends. Man, God is GOOD!

I am overwhelmed at the incredible people God lets me call friends. DISCLAIMER: I hate when people talk about this, bc it's really easy to come across as a sap, or a tool, but I am neither of these. The past year, friends have meant a great deal to me, and I have clung to them till I am white-knuckled. But within this past month, in the calm after the awful year and healing of this summer, I got to step back and see just how many precious people God has allowed to walk faithfully for years in my life.

I was recently sharing with someone how I was struggling with watching a dream I wanted so badly go to someone else.
He said, "yea, but I can see blessings in your life you don't."
I sarcastically replied, "o yea, what's that."
And he said, "Lydia, you have 1500 people that love and adore you in TX, you have 1500 people that already love and adore you in TN."

now, 1500 may be a slight exaggeration, but his words not mine.

Laura Marie, best friend since 4th grade.

When I got home from TN, I was sitting in my kitchen chattin it up with my roommate and she said "Lydia, I can see you moving somewhere. And you'll do it and be totally fine. Because you have friends in every state. and good friends."

And it hit me. I have some WINNERS as key players in my life! Like....I don't know how I managed to have such a stacked team, but looking at it, our numbers are pretty darn good!
I cannot begin to express my gratefulness and my THANKFULNESS for ya'll! For some reason, I have INCREDIBLE friends not only at school, but in random places like Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Indiana, and Washington. The list goes on- how did this happen!? How did you guys think I was cool enough to stand by me, ya'll are so hilarious, so giving, so nurturing, so fun, so outgoing, so peaceful, so peace-loving, so high-energy, so talented, so passionate, so zealous, you have been so faithful. A glimpse of heaven- ya'll have brought healing and joy to my life and from the depths of my soul, know I love ya'll so much!It is not even fair the amount of love I have in my life- I am just surrounded on all sides by the A-Team! Holla!! Like apparently I know how to pick em! Cause seriously, I could win the Olympics with these people. In any event. Yea, it doesn't make sense. Just go with it.