Pray for...

Girlfriends.  I was trying to decide what special thing I wanted to pray extra for this week and I was thinking about the blog and you guys who have sent me such encouraging notes about this.  Friends don't come easy to me.  I am not super social or outgoing.  It takes a lot for me to open up to someone, I have to feel some trust there.  I am definitely not one of those people who know no strangers and sees friends everywhere they go. 
But I do have amazing friends.  Some are friends I have known since I was a little girl, some are from high school, college, graduate school, work, friends from my neighborhood, friends from church.  (Okay, now that I have written all of that out, maybe I do have a lot of friends- but that isn't really my point here)
My point is that I am so grateful for all of my friends.  Each one is special and each one helps me in different ways.  I love my husband.  He actually is my best friend.  If I had no one else but him, I would be okay with that.  But men are different from women (fortunately!) and we see things differently.  He leads with his head, me with my heart and hormones.  Sometimes I need that levelheadedness that he gives me.  Sometimes I just really need someone to sympathize with me even if I am being completely irrational and offer me chocolate.  That's what girlfriends do.  They put up with you trying on a million dresses to wear to a wedding, they offer you shoes or jewelry or a purse to borrow for the occasion, they buy you a treat when you are down or offer to watch your kids when you are overwhelmed, they cry with you when you are sad and rejoice at the happy times.  Friends just get how you think and sometimes that's all you need.  Not someone to fix it, just to understand. 
So this week, dear friends, I am thanking God for each of you and saying an extra prayer for you.  Thank you for being a part of my life.
And remember to pray for the girls in your life.