Fellowship, And Why I Need It
Mood:  chatty
Today I attended a baby shower with lots of friends I had not seen in almost a year. What fun! We played those silly baby shower games, and ate lots of delicious foods that have more carbs than I care to consider, and caught up on all the news with everyone. They were all happy for my recent writing news, and I was thrilled to hear about everything going on in their lives. As I drove home I realized how much I had missed these people without even knowing it.

I believe God made us to have fellowship. He wants us to have fellowship with Him, of course, but He also built in each of us a need for friendship with other human beings. Friends enrich our lives. They delight us with the variety of their lifestyle and opinions and personalities. And they amaze us when we discover their similarities to us, even though they may live vastly different lives. There is a special brand of love I have just for my friends, a different love than I have for my children or my husband or my sisters or parents - but it is no less a part of what forms the foundation of my happiness in life. I am so thankful for my friends - for those I saw today, and for others I know across this country, and even the world.