*disclaimer* another late night rambling - I will edit later! I was super tired, haha :)
Every once in a while, one of those EXTRA special people cross our paths and our lives are never really the same afterwards. This past year, I have been blessed with a multitude of wonderful friendships – but 4 in particular have made such an impact on my life, I will never be able to repay them or thank them enough. And I will probably never be able to put their grace into words, but I have decided to try! This is the first of 3 posts about these special friends :)
Every once in a while, one of those EXTRA special people cross our paths and our lives are never really the same afterwards. This past year, I have been blessed with a multitude of wonderful friendships – but 4 in particular have made such an impact on my life, I will never be able to repay them or thank them enough. And I will probably never be able to put their grace into words, but I have decided to try! This is the first of 3 posts about these special friends :)
The spring of 2012 was a pretty rough season of my life. My boyfriend had moved 18 hours away, I had been in Mississippi when 2 new roommates had moved into my Colorado house and I missed that initial “bonding” time so I felt totally left out (my fault…not theirs), and I was just STUCK in this awful stand-still phase. I was not a pleasant person to be around, taking my misery out on any and everyone in my path. I NEVER would have been friends with me!
On the afternoon of April 17, my roomie Ellie sent me a text asking if I wanted to watch a movie with her and do pedicures later that night. I remember staring at my phone thinking, “why in the world would she want to watch a movie and hang out with me? I have been a terror to be around these last few weeks.” But my heart was SO full and excited – I hadn’t felt like that in a very long time. When she got home that night, she had the movie “Invictus” which she knew I’d been wanting to see for so long!! We pulled out our collection of nail polish, made some tea, and had a girls night. We didn’t talk about anything heavy or serious – we just enjoyed a good movie and each others company (well, I did at least).
Ellie will probably never know how much that one kind gesture impacted my life. There was absolutely NO earthly reason for her to reach out and show me grace and love that day. I’ve often wondered what went through her mind that made her send the initial text asking me to do something…but I’m forever grateful that she did. I was aware of my destructive attitude, and aware that her spending time with me was a sacrificial gesture. It is one of the most prominent examples that I’ve experienced in my life of another HUMAN reaching out to me and really, TRULY showing me the love of Christ – not just telling me about it, but SHOWING me. Whoa. I can’t begin to explain how much this changed my heart.
THANK YOU, ELLIE!!! Even after that night you kept loving on me and being patient with me. You will NEVER KNOW how much you impacted my walk with Christ and my life in general. I love you so, so, so much and thank God for the opportunity to be your roomie and learn a lifetime of lessons from you! I will never be the same – you’re such a special friend
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