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Firstly, I forgot to write about Delaney’s friend. On Monday night she came to me and said her friends were worried about another friend because she had been talking about harming herself and she wasn’t answering texts anymore. She lives in Clarks Rest, so they asked Delaney if there was any way she could check on her. It was already dark, but that sweet girl was like “I can walk over there just to make sure.” 

We stopped and prayed and then off she and I went. we talked on the way over about what to say and she was brave when we got there and voiced her concern. The mom answered the door in her nightie robe and was very friendly and invited us in, where we immediately saw the friend sitting on the couch. 

When Delaney said we had come to check on her because their friends were worried the girl just kept saying everything’s fine, everything’s fine! The mom looked at me and was like, what happened, and so I told her about the self harm and she was shocked. I tried really hard to just mom to mom, heart to heart, just express our genuine concern and love for her child. The mom thanked us and promised she would take care of things and now there is another difficult experience under our belts. 

We’ve had some good talks about mental health and friendships and how sometimes our friends lift us up and sometimes they don’t. And then when we got home we all talked about self harm and feelings and it was just real and honest and needful. I wish I could take all the hard and hurt away, but that’s not why we’re here on earth, so instead I try to be a soft place to land. For all the people in my life. Kind and firm and soft and strong. Two things can be true. 

Jess came over this morning and we talked about angels and spiritual confidence and leadership and it was really, really sweet. At Inklings I had expressed some of my questions about the angels all around us and she so graciously offered to chat with me and share her experiences. What a blessing to know so many good women. So grateful to be striving right along with ma sisters.  

Christian has been in NY house hunting where he put an offer on a cute 100 year old house and today on his drive back south he came through the county. He was able to lend Jeanne’s car to her bestie who is in need of a car right now, and hitch a ride with Pablo for Zach’s bachelor golf weekend this weekend. Jeanne and Ruby are driving from Alabama to South Carolina to hang out with Lexi and crew and then pick Christian up after his fun weekend  

So glad he was able to pop in!

Unfortunately only Delaney and I were home since the big girls had piano and Matt had a meeting. And then D and I had to leave for ballet, but only 10 minutes before he had to leave anyway.  

In the first shot - Christian had been doing thumbs up, but then stopped, and Delaney had seen him doing a thumbs up, so then she went for it. In the second pic I told her, bubbas not actually throwing a thumbs up, but then he was all, thumbs up? Sign me up! And in the last shot it was all about the normal hands. 

Anyway, I’ll hug my baby boy for 30 minutes if it’s all I can get!

Lana sent me this funny memory. I had bought that dress at a yard sale and when I wore it to church she told me she had the same one. We knew it was only a matter of time before we twinned, and we were delighted when it finally happened! Aaaaaaand, I still have that little ditty. And that is why I’m going through every piece of clothing I own and if it doesn’t spark joy I’m putting it into a pile and at the end of my sparking joy experiment I’ll double check that it’s still not sparking joy (it’s real hard for me to get rid of things!) and then send it on its way to a new life.