Sometimes it's so hard to step out on a new limb and make new friends. My heart fears being hurt and broken like it has in the past by some who have trampled it, but what is life without relationships with others? I love that Christ is a perfect example of this. A man who was forsaken and betrayed by many, including some of his closest friends, and yet he still calls us to love even our enemies. On Friday I had the privilege of hanging out with one of my old friends from high school. I had such a good time just chatting and catching up with her. For her to share her heart with me, and I mine with her. I left feeling full and joyful. So blessed to have friends both old and new....the old ones aren't perfect, we've all had our times of growth, growing apart, and some even growing back together again. I've been lacking a lot of confidence lately. Fearing not being good enough for those around me. It was there on Friday night that God just filled me up again. Reminded me how valuable I was. That I was someone worth knowing. For as hard as it is to step out on that limb and make new friends it made me really rejoice that I ever gave people the chance to be my friend in the first place...that someday I could call them old friends. There is so much safety found in old friends. Things that don't have to be explained because they know your fears and your past hurts and they love you for them regardless.
Thank you Kris for a great night and a small glimpse into your life and your heart! Love you!!!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
I'm sure there will be many more things that I'll learn as this pregnancy progresses, but for now I just had some funny thoughts on things I've learned since I've been pregnant.
So far I've learned the following...
1 if you forget your ID when you are going to a bar, you can't just look at the bouncer and say "well I am pregnant does that count...do I really even need my ID?"
2. At about 22 weeks it hit me that running when you are pregnant is kind of like someone holding a huge excercise band around your body and just pulling on it behind...you feel like you are going nowhere fast and a simple job is much more difficult than it used to be.
3. The past few weeks I've learned that I make funny grunting noises when bending over now that I don't even realize I am making until others around me laugh at their sound :)
4. Sneezing has somewhat become one of my arch nemesis...I learned at about 15 or 16 weeks that I, a 26 year old can still pee my pants if I sneeze! Time to work on those kegels to prevent that from happening! Good grief!
5. Pregnancy cravings really don't make any sense at all, thought they are more understandable when you are the one who is pregnant and wants something. If I send my husband to the store and really wanted a tombstone pizza that was sausage or pepperoni, I really don't want the california kitchen stone baked pizza that is brought home in its place....I said tombstone. I learned after this incident to go buy my craving foods myself and then I would always get exactly what I wanted.
These are just a few that I thought of this morning. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come as I will be entering my 3rd trimester very soon!
Bridget
So far I've learned the following...
1 if you forget your ID when you are going to a bar, you can't just look at the bouncer and say "well I am pregnant does that count...do I really even need my ID?"
2. At about 22 weeks it hit me that running when you are pregnant is kind of like someone holding a huge excercise band around your body and just pulling on it behind...you feel like you are going nowhere fast and a simple job is much more difficult than it used to be.
3. The past few weeks I've learned that I make funny grunting noises when bending over now that I don't even realize I am making until others around me laugh at their sound :)
4. Sneezing has somewhat become one of my arch nemesis...I learned at about 15 or 16 weeks that I, a 26 year old can still pee my pants if I sneeze! Time to work on those kegels to prevent that from happening! Good grief!
5. Pregnancy cravings really don't make any sense at all, thought they are more understandable when you are the one who is pregnant and wants something. If I send my husband to the store and really wanted a tombstone pizza that was sausage or pepperoni, I really don't want the california kitchen stone baked pizza that is brought home in its place....I said tombstone. I learned after this incident to go buy my craving foods myself and then I would always get exactly what I wanted.
These are just a few that I thought of this morning. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come as I will be entering my 3rd trimester very soon!
Bridget
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