Josh and I have lived in North Carolina for about three years and for most of this time he has been my only true friend. Not that I'm complaining about that. He's a great friend, but nothing compares to having real girlfriends. I had forgotten this important fact and I was getting pretty lonely without the support of other women.
I had a few acquaintances in the area, but nothing that seemed real or relevant. I prayed for months that God would introduce me to new people and women who were at the same stages in life. Someone that understood the struggles I was facing and vice versa. God worked so gradually that I didn't even realize what was happening. He gave me confidence to join some mommy groups in the area and the strength and courage to make myself vulnerable. I know He continues to work in my life and relationships and I am so grateful for answered prayers.
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity" Proverbs 17:17
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him." 1 John 5: 14-15