My Friends

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I wish I could claim this post as the original...but I can't. My beloved friend Michelle Mcbeath posted something VERY close to this on her blog. I loved it so much I had to use it! Plus, I wanted to share my friends with my community of blog readers!

A little background. I went to a private Christian University in Oklahoma. There I met and became closely bound with about 20 girls. On any given occasion there would be about 15 of us together! Some might say we were obnoxious...and we probably were. BUT...the friendships we have together is really remarkable. We all think it is rare. I know we are probably on the honeymoon stage right out of college wondering why in the world we left each other...but I think it goes beyond that. We have something special that I think is hard for most people to find. We all talk about it and we all realize what a mystery and a gift it is. All of these girls have a part in making me into the woman I am today! Each one of them has invested into me in their own special way! I am forever grateful and debted to these friendships. As the years go on I know each friendship will look different. But I am thankful for the foundation our relationships are built on.




The top picture on the left is a picture of me and my SIX roommates! YES..and WE LOVED IT! There was never a dull moment in the house! There were tears, laughter, agony, joy, pranks, loads of laundry, tons of dirty dishes, sprickets, mold, birthday parties, theme parties, cake parties....parties parties parties....all of those together created a loads of memories!!!!

The other picture is a good amount of our big group of friends! I had to use the sorry? pictures in honor of part of my last post!!! To pull this post in a complete circle I just want to say that I am REALLY proud of all of my friends. Our lives have all taken completely different course. And Michelle on her blog stated it well. We are all normal people living normal lives but...we are all doing it in honor of God and in the deepest parts of all of our hearts we want to serve His kingdom and make his name known. I am so proud of all of them! Here is what all of their lives look like:

FOUR NURSES
Kate - Cardiac Nurse in Denver , Colorado
Anna - ER Nurse in Tulsa , Oklahoma
Martha - Labor & Delivery Nurse in Fayetteville , Arkansas
Blaire - Children’s Oncology Nurse in Ft. Worth , Texas

SIX who work for NON-PROFITS
Alisha - Children’s Miracle Network in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
Shannon - American Cancer Society in Wichita Falls , Texas
Natalie - United Way in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
Deborah - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Jessie- Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Kansas City, Missouri

Christy- An agency that helps single mothers (sorry?) in Arkansas

THREE TEACHERS
Pascha - 1st grade teacher in Midwest City , Oklahoma

(soon to be a wife!!!)
Katie - Pre-K teacher in Frisco , Texas

(recently became a wife!!!)

Crystal- Junior and Senior High Art teacher in Bethel, Oklahoma

(soon to be a mom!!!!)

THREE who work in MARKETING
Monica - impacting the business world in Chicago , Illinois

Leeann- again, impacting the merchandising world in The Woodlands, Texas

Audra- Recruiter in Fayetteville, Arkansas

ONE GRAD STUDENT
Erin - soon to be Veterinarian in Stillwater , Oklahoma

ONE Director (for lack of other word..sorry?)

Kim- director of Retirement Community in Plano, Texas

(recently became a wife!!)

ONE ACCOUNTANT
Megan - Ernst & Young in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma

ONE MISSIONARY
Michelle- Adventures in Missions in 11 countries in a year

MISC (for lack of complete knowledge of their title!)

Ashley- Spring Baptist Church in Spring, Texas

(soon to be a wife!!!)

Leah- not sure of title...sorry??? But nonetheless making a difference:)

(recently celebrated her 1 year anniversary!!!)

Jessie- nursing student at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma