Friendship is a gift!

To echo my friend Emily's post, friends are truly a Survival kit. She talked about how God put us all in each other's lives right when we needed each other. Life in seminary is surly a roller coaster of ups and downs, rich times of blessing, times of being poor and money strapped, joys of learning, decision making and following God's lead, sorrow of being away from friends and family and quite lonely at times in seeking a life of ministry. In this time when we are facing hardships and trials God provided an amazing group of friends for us. Friends who know the balance of having fun and loving Jesus at the same time. We had a great time this Halloween in Salem a city that is filled with evil on a night like this, and we were able to join together as people who love God and have fun dressing up and rejoicing in each other. I loved how Emily said it "So, we all raised our glasses that night around the table to Friendship; knowing we were put in each others lives as our very own survival kits." I am thankful for them. And the blessing that they are! It's the best part of Seminary for sure.