Perfectly Unexpected:

The past week has been filled with reminders of the blessings of friends in my life. It has been a time filled with reunions, breakdowns, surprises, celebrating, grieving, remembering, building, and gratefulness. We have all had those moments where you look back on a time and see how perfectly individual events were weaved together. There have been many of these moments, and it has rocked me.

I have found that there are friends of the road, and friends of the heart. There are people who you are friends with for only a season in your life, and these friends of the road come and go. Then there are friends of the heart. These people have enduring and invaluable presence in your life. This week was awesome because I was reunited with friends that I had previously dismissed as friends of the road. These former friends turned out to be true friends of the heart. The coolest thing about this was the realization that every person placed in my life had been placed with intention and purpose; intention and purpose that I could have never imagined. I have been blessed by an unexpected, unpredictable re-emergence of divinely placed friendships.

The truth that we are created to be in relationship was strongly re-affirmed. In the midst of joy and pain this week, I have witnessed God working through the intricacies of my friendships. I have learned hard lessons, been challenged, and refined. I have been called to love in ways that are difficult, but necessary. Most importantly, the works of God’s perfect orchestration have been made evident and point to His abundant love.