Five Minute Friday– Feeling a Part

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For the longest time, I felt like I would never really fit in with a community group. I was always feeling like I was left out. Shortly after marriage all of our friends began having babies. We did not. They moved on with their lives and their children, we were left behind.

This continued for 12 years of our marriage. We struggled to fit in with others who were our age because they were in the ‘mommy and daddy’ mode of life while we remained decidedly NOT in that category.

Then God sent us Little Man. Our joy was complete. Yet, what I realized was that the other parents who were having babies at that time were decidedly younger than we were. We were not in the same life place. We just simply did not fit with the group.

5 Minute Friday

In the past few years, however, I began to notice that God has sent some close friends into my life. Some of these friends came about as a result of homeschooling. I have found that being like minded in our educational goals creates a close community of friends. I’m giving a shout out to my friend Chere’ and Elsa.

Then God has sent me a close friend. She is the answer to my prayers. She understands me. She thinks a lot like me, she knows my heart and loves me anyway! She has experienced many of the same feelings and life experiences that I have. She is my friend Karen.

Through all of these friendships I have begun to feel a close knit community developing. I find much joy in this phase of life.