True Sweet Blessings.
Welcome to my first blog! My blogs will consist of blessings in my life as they come! I thought I would start out with one of the recent blessings God has placed in to my life.
Friamly-that is the mixture between friends who turn in to family.
Sometimes when your family doesn't live close it can be hard. But when you need someone to lean on to its your friends. It wasn't till this May that I realized what true friends I had and the ones with the wrong intentions. It's hard to say goodbye to some of your closest friends when you really didn't want to lose the friendship. But sometimes its the best thing, especially when it was so unhealthy for me. I questioned why God had made me lose some of the closest people in my life. But it wasn't till I really thought about it this week how he had such a better plan for me.
It really all started with my friend Amanda. Amanda is such a strong, trust-worthy friend that I could have ever asked for. Going through such a hard time losing friends she really brought me up. She was always a phone call away or a snow cone trip away. It wasn't until mid may when she invited me to go with her and her group to prom that I would soon meet my new "friamly".
Needless to say prom was amazing and was spent with amazing people. People who I never knew I would become so close to in the next few months. Friendships started to bloom and I realized how sweet God can be when you leave everything in his hands. So now I'll reflect on everyone and their family and how they have changed me for the best.
Brianna "my little nugget"! My oh my! If it wasn't for this girl I wouldn't know what I would do right now. Brianna has taught me so many things one being how it would be to have a sister and all the arguments and that it comes with haha! Me and Brianna didn't really start hanging out until after prom. She welcomed me in to her home which now has really become my 2nd home. We have such a chill relationship. We can honestly just hang out at her house and make the best out of it. Her family has been sooo good to me. I have never felt so loved in such a short amount of time before. Her mommy knows when to give me the best advice that I need at the perfect time. Her dad always makes me laugh on my lowest days. It wasn't until September when Papa T was having his birthday when he referred me as their adoptive daughter that I knew I was in the right place. It's amazing to me that Brianna and I actually went to elementary school together and only talked for awhile till now. It's also so nice to know that her dad knew my mom and its awesome to know that my mom knew this family before they became my second family.
Taylor! my goodness I admire this girl soo much! When we started to hang out I wanted to become best friends. When I would ask her this question she would reply with you're my really good friend. Well my friends this has certainly changed within time she became more then a best friend she became my sister. We really let God handle our friendship now that she's not home anymore. Taylor and I can sit and talk about Jesus for hours on out! All we need is a bible. I'm so glad that Taylor's family is just as sweet as she is. If you attended my graduation party, it wouldn't have been as amazing as it was without her and her family and momma T! Her family has loved me as their own from the get go. Her mommy reminds me so much of my mom. I love being a part of their holiday activities it really warms my heart so much. Gina, Taylor's oldest sister is amazing!!! She took my fabulous senior pictures. When I was in one of my lowest points this year she really picked me up and told me how she had been through the same thing and that I would come over this. She has stepped in as an older sister and I couldn't thank her enough for that. The Gatewoods! Let me just start by saying I seriously didn't even think about how close I would get to this amazing couple. Tyler is the new youth minister. Knowing that I would be leaving youth soon because I was graduating made it seem like I really wouldn't get to know the both of them before I would graduate. But it really wasn't until I helped with VBS that I really got to know Meghan and Tyler. Meghan and I went out to lunch in June it was a awesome Austin day. I got to show Meghan a little part of downtown Austin. Meghan learned a lot that day from where to get really good cupcakes at "Hey Cupcake" to learning I was a diabetic after eating my cupcake. :) Our friendships only got better when we attend a mission trip together in the Valley this summer. There were times were I thought I couldn't deal with being in huge warehouse with no AC sorting out over 1,000 pairs of shoes. Tyler gave me words of encouragement when I was just about to give up. Tyler is like the big brother I never had. I'm so glad that these two have changed my life. With the weekly bible studies it just helps me become a better person thanks to them.
Not having my mom here makes it tough for my dad especially when it comes to girl things. I know that my mom is a better place now, I also know that God wasn't going to let me down. No one can replace my mom but having Momma T, Momma P and Momma G, Gina and Meghan have made my life a lot better. And my dad and I can't thank you guys enough!That's it for today. Thank you for reading and stay tuned to another blog next week!
Until then
Happy Halloween!
