Friends

Yesterday afternoon I was bored and started messing around on facebook.  I don't know why it is so interesting to me what all my "friends" are doing at every second of every day. I guess I have such a dull life it's interesting for me to get to spy see what exciting things other people may be doing. 

I saw a post on the Allergy Mom's page titled Love for the Non-allergy Mom's.

Generally I am not that much of an emotional person,

but something about this sweet story struck a chord with me.

I feel like I have a few categories of girlfriends.

My neighborhood girls- a group of mama's whose kids are pretty much the same age. We have done play groups, bible studies, birthday parties and our children know each other and will grow up together in that very special way that only neighborhood kids do.

My college girls- These girls didn't necessarily all go to college with me but they have been around since college (a few of them before that). This is the group that my husband and I love as couples.  Our kids are all different ages and know each other from assorted get-together's over the course of the year and we travel together as families.  These girls, like it or not, are stuck with me.

Forever girlfriends- These girls are the ones, no matter where they are in the world they will always be the first ones I call if I need a friend.  They really know me. We have dyed each others hair, had dance parties, gotten in trouble together and suffered loss together.  They don't fit into either of the above categories these are the girls I grew up with and the kind of friends that you can go without talking for 6 months and there is no drama... it's just how life goes sometimes. You know who you are.  

I read this story on facebook and I just started weeping.

Over the past year and a half, as you can imagine, we have been to many many birthday parties, holiday parties.  I have never expected anyone to accommodate Roe and his food allergies.

I usually hope that they will have something he can eat and come over prepared.

Recently we were invited to a friend's birthday party and as usual I had my huge bag complete with separate meal, fun snacks, and birthday surprise for my little guy.

I was the one who got a surprise.

My friend,

a girl who I am lucky if I get to speak with once a week

who works full time

has two small children

whose husband is rarely around to help her because he works as late as 9 or 10 some nights.

This sweet friend had thought about Roe in everything she served at this birthday.

I am crying again as I write this.

I would never expect this, even from family,

and last night when i called her crying to thank her... again.

It was if she would never have imagined having Roe feel left out.

This is an isolated incident, I know.

I love all my girls, but I cannot expect that they will accommodate Roe and his long list of food issues.

Not because they don't want to, because they do.

But because life gets hectic and even though it is ALL i think about i can't expect it to even cross the minds of friends who don't deal with it daily.

But it sure feel good when it does.

Thank you Mini.

xoxox

And Thank You Jesus for putting all these special girlies in my life.

I am truly blessed.