Guess what?? My best friend is getting married in a week! Yay!!! 🥳 🥳 🥳 It blows my mind that we are old enough to get married. It was just yesterday that we were playing “pretend wedding!” and now she’s getting married in real life! (This is a picture of me realizing she’s getting married in a week LOL!) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kara | Joy Because Grace (@kara_beth17) on Jul 9, 2020… Read more »
Written on 7/5/17 Dear God, I know you write each of us unique love stories, and that some of us will get married someday and some of us will be single forever. Thank You for the plans You have for us! I praise You because you are creative in how each of us looks different, have different personalities, and have different stories. God, if it is in Your will for my best friend to get married someday, I want to… Read more »
YOU GUYS MY BESTEST BEST FRIEND IS ENGAGED!!! I cannot believe it and am experiencing so many conflicting emotions. All of which I’ll probably record later in a blog post… because that’s how I roll lol! The second my BFF texted me that she and her man were looking at rings, I freaked out and cried because it hit me that this marks the end of an era. The next day, I got super excited and started looking for engagement… Read more »
My best friend is Catholic. I’m Baptist. And I am so grateful that we are friends and have differing opinions about several things! Quick back story: Michaela and I met when we were 7. I became a Christian a few months after I met her. As we grew up, we occasionally discussed things relating to our faith. Stuff like the differences between priests and pastors, baptism, and “asking Jesus into our hearts” came up. I didn’t really understand the differences… Read more »
Wait. What? I tightened my grip on the notebook paper and reread the sentence: “Then my parents told us that we were moving- to Bentonville, Arkansas.” No, no, no! I kept reading Michaela’s letter, feeling numb inside. After the fifth read through, the knowledge that my best friend would be moving hours away finally sunk in. I clutched her letter in my hand, laid down on my side, and started to sob. I couldn’t imagine my life without Michaela. I… Read more »
Love. The golden word for the month of February, am I right? I think February is one of my favorite months because I love Valentine’s Day so insanely much! But I also love the emphasis on love this month brings. You see, God designed each of us with the need to feel loved. I absolutely LOVE the way Megan put it: “You see the thing is, we humans need to know we are loved. We are extremely needy, every single one… Read more »
Dates aren’t just for boyfriends and girlfriends. After all, remember the playdates you went on when you were little? Those were great! Getting together with a dear friend and playing pretend. Let’s bring back playdates… only now let’s call them “Best Friend Dates.” Seems more grown up to me. :) Today I want to share four “best friend date” ideas with you. These ideas are targeted for the summer months, but you can adapt them for any time of year…. Read more »
