Often times especially around the holidays , family can be a bit challenging. I know the feeling of being alone can be overwhelming and sometimes exasperating. As an "empty nester" so to speak I can find myself trying to figure out what my next move is going to be for the holidays. I called my dad the other day and said, "Hey dad you have two daughters right"? to imply that it appears I had been forgotten about which of course was not the case spiritually, but conversationally yes I could hear crickets. So of course we had "the conversation" and chuckled off the lack of communication. Well, that night it was brought to my attention via that inner spirit ...as I could not fall right to sleep " hey why don't you be the caller and the initiator regardless. Sometimes we must be willing to stand on the ledge and take all the first steps. Now , if you ever met my dad you would know he is the kindest, most selfless and giving dad you would ever want , but he is not a big communicator. At the end of the day or the end of my life I want to remember our conversations along with our actions. Sometimes family requires more work than strangers but at the end usually your family is standing, sitting or praying their with you.
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Blog Post
Friendships
- By Sandra Olison
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- 22 Nov, 2018
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Relationships Do Matter
I will be honest, I didn’t really know what I wanted to put in this slot since I’m not blogger so for several days I have come back to this page and I even thought about deleting this section. I eventually picked up one of my journals from 2010 and glanced through it while listening to Mandisa’s inspiring music and thought what has changed from 2010 to 2018 and “true friendships” came to mind.
True friends don’t let you go through the “dark times” alone they keep calling even when you don’t answer, they track you down and show up at your door until you let them in. I can say that’s the kind of friend I choose to be and know it’s a blessing to have those type of friends in your life. Yes, it will cost you some temporary grief, some long car rides with no conversations, and yes some prayer and humility but at the end of day you know without compromise you have someone who really sticks closer than any brother, mother or any other family member. If you read this and say I don’t have this type of person in my life, I want you to know yes you do his name is Jesus. Every relationship starts with a conversation, talk to Jesus. Please feel free to leave any comments or feedback