Known

Today was marvelous.

After working a longer shift than usual, I got to spend the evening in the company of the two beautiful ladies you see to the left of me in the picture above. I love them!

These two girls are some of my dearest friends. Over the last several years, Hannah, Jenny, and I have shared many excruciating struggles and jubilant triumphs. They've blessed my life in more ways than I can ever really express. I've never really had stable, solid friendships with other girls that have stood the test of time, distance, and maturity. These two have been the lone exception to that tendency. We've been separated for months at a time, have lived many miles apart, and have gone several weeks without getting to visit with one another. And still God has held our friendship together. 2010 brought a lot of change to all of our lives and in the tumult of personal growth and change, our ability to spend time together as a group dwindled to almost nothing. It had been a solid eight months since we'd all sat in the same room. I'd gotten to see the both of them separately, but Jenny and Hannah hadn't gotten to see each other in months! Last night we spent the evening laughing, sharing, and enjoying each other's company once again. It was beautiful.

There's something precious about being fully known. When you can look into the eyes of another and know that they know you, understand you, accept you.