Reflections

During this week of VBS I have had so many opportunities to visit with friends that I dont get to talk to often. I say friends and i guess they ARE my friends, but not the kind of friends you would think someone my age would have. A few weeks ago we had a special presentation at church and afterward we had a dinner and several ladies settled into the living room to visit and drink coffee. As I sat there surrounded by the mingling voices It all faded into a blur and I looked at each of the faces that surrounded me. Most of these woman have known me since I was four or five years old. It's such a blended group. There is a young mother of 5 who is joyfully expecting #6, mothers who have teenagers and adult children and still have a few toddlers at home, there are grandmothers and moms to be....I sat there for several hours, late into the night, soaking up the wisdom of the older mothers, and sharing stories and experiences with some younger moms. I wrestled with Abby almost the entire time but I just could not tear myself away from the conversations. I listened intently as one of my mothers friends, shared about a struggle in her life and was amazed that despite age difference and life experience, we shared that struggle and we BOTH were helpless without grace from the Lord. Finally around 11pm I decided that it was time to take abby home to bed but I was so thirsty to hear more. I laughed to myself on the way home. How ironic that I sit here in the midst of a group of ladies that I once thought were the most fonky, unsophisticated, clueless people ( I was an all-knowing teenager y'know?) They're still fonky but hey...thats why i fit in so well! Unsophisticated...of COURSE !
unsophisticated
adjective
1.
not wise in the ways of the world;
2.
lacking complexity; "
3.
awkwardly simple and provincial;
4.
unadulterated; pure; genuine
PRAISE GOD!

And clueless, not at all. These ladies have been through it ALL. Their long dresses and braided hair may fool you, but every walk of life is represented in our little group. But somehow we all ended up here, for now. Listening, teaching, and learning from each other. I am so blessed to have such wonderful women to look up to and admire. Maybe one day after soaking up a bit of their wisdom I'll have a small bit to share when I'm gray : )