Lake Michigan

This weekend three of my best friends and I got together at Lake Michigan. I had been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. My heart needed to see them. I wish I could explain the bond between all of us, but I can't. These girls are closer than sisters to me. I hadn't seen KAtie in a year since she is living in Thailand, but she was home for a month and made the trip. As much as I was looking forward to the time together, my heart is always hesitant at first. I love the time spent together so much, but know that it will end. Distance among loved ones is painful.
You know what I love about my friends.....it's that they are intentional. When we are together we get to the heart of matters. We help each other dig deep into where we are in life. That's been the hardest transition out of college these past two years....finding friends who are intentional about reaching out to each other and loving/serving Jesus together.
What this weekend really did for me though, was give me a glimpse of heaven on earth. All day Sat. and Sun. we sat on a gorgeous beach with gorgeous weather and just talked and laughed. For those hours together reminded me of what heaven will be like. I know leaving them will be hard and I'll head back to a "normal" life of same ole same ole, but for those two days I was given a renewed sense of hope. Hope that one day I will spend the rest of my life with the best friends in the world in a back drop that is breathe taking.