Welcome

Welcome to the Grown-Up Girlfriends’ Corner. We will have so much fun being able to discuss all types of issues and topics that we deal with as women, mothers, and as girlfriends. I so look forward to sharing with you and even more so, hearing from you with your thoughts, concerns, and experiences. I am certain that most, if not all of you, have experienced the wonderful blessings of female friendships. However, as Carrie Oliver and I talked about in our book, Grown-Up Girlfriends, there are also those difficult times in relationships. Any relationship has its ups and downs…especially our female friendships. However, as women rooted in Jesus Christ, we want to encourage each other to “grow up” in Him through each of these challenges. He uses them to beautify us and cause us to look more like Him.

So, let’s start with this simple question “What are you currently going through that is causing you to grow in your faith?” Is it a relationship issue, a health issue, a parenting issue, or an everyday living issue? For me, the past year has been filled with many losses and I have been learning to walk the road of grief. Embracing grief has provided many wonderful opportunities for me to be on my knees before the Holy One and to also embrace my female friendships. As women, we do such an amazing job of encouraging one another and validating each other’s pain. My friends have done just that over the past year. I just had my 40th birthday celebration and it was a wonderful time to reflect on these relationship blessings. I am so grateful for my female friendships…aren’t you?