Thankful Thursday

This week, I am dedicating my Thankful Thursday post to my friend, Holly. She is going to be in Tulsa this weekend visiting some family and booked a flight to Dallas for a couple days to see me! She will arrive on Sunday morning and leave Monday night, so it's a short visit, but I couldn't be more excited to see her!

I met her through a CedarCreek home group back in 2005 when I was going through my divorce. She was the first person who really gave me hope that there was life after a divorce - I was surprised to find out that she herself had gone through that mess.

We became good friends and she was such a good sounding board, encourager, source of hope and a fantastic friend through the darkest time of my life. She never told me what to do, but just gave advice when I asked it of her. She didn't judge me and was always there when I needed her.

It's crazy how life has changed since we met. Obviously I moved away to Texas and started a new job in a new stage of my life. Since I left Ohio, she has had 2 babies with her husband Michael and I get to meet her daughter for the first time when she comes to visit - she will only be about 2 months old! I met her son, Isaac, last summer when I was back in Ohio for a visit.

I don't even care if we just sit in my house the whole 2 days she is here - I'm just so thrilled to see her again and catch up face-to-face like we used to do. I am so thankful for her friendship, even though we don't talk as often as we used to. :)

Here's a group of us girls last summer in Ohio - Holly is next to me in the back. Her son is the baby in front.