A Letter To My Dear Friends

I have been working on our Bible stories for use in our DVBS. This time, God gave me the theme of friendship. While studying the scriptures, I couldn't help but cry as I read the passages. This is not my first time reading the stories, but this time the message conveyed was so intense that I was moved to tears. Many Bible men and women showed such love and loyalty to their friends, no matter what. These remarkable examples of friendship are lessons we should all learn and emulate.

As I study the passages, I came to a point of realization where I found myself I wasn't that good friend who I thought I was. In my mind and in my heart I know I wanted myself to be the best friend one could ever have. Now, I have seen that I needed more effort to be a real good friend to all my friends. 

Friendship

The gift of friendship is one of the greatest treasures we can have. True friends are hard to find—those you can truly rely on—and it's wonderful when you have found them; they are like precious gems, worthy of cherishing and safeguarding.

Can we truly find someone who's completely reliable?  Well, there is no one.  We, as flawed human beings, cause ourselves not to be.  We can say that a friend is worthy of our trust simply because we learn to love and accept them as they are.  Friendships face rough times; after these situations, you can discover who your true friends are.  For me, it is essential to maintain love, forgiveness, and understanding in friendships.  These qualities allow relationships to endure, even when imperfections and challenges arise.

 Found this cute photo from www.lucyannmoll.com just added the verse using Picasa.

Maintaining my sanity over this crazy life

Definitely I am a very happy hands on mom to my three children and no doubt about that.  Yet I would be hypocrite saying that everything is perfect and going on smoothly.  Imagine me alone supervising three super children.  This drives me crazy everyday that it felt like almost loosing my sanity.  I have to be sure not to take my eyes off them.  And you know, it's hard to keep them all in one place.  Watching over them is not my sole duty; so to accomplish things I had to be creative and keep them busy so I can do things around with my eyes still fixed on them.  Well of course with me being limited, they would most of the time make a terrible chaos. How do I maintain my sanity?