The God-given ache

I've been thinking a lot about friendship lately as you can see from my previous entry. I've been to see the Sex and the City movie and I watched as women of all ages came in together to share a moment of life with each other.

The more I observe the world around me, the more I am convinced that God truly did create us with hearts that ache for deep, authentic community. I'm beginning to realize just how much I crave it since I am in the absence of it myself. I had such a wonderful group of people in Dallas that loved me, understood me, and were willing to give me feedback even if it was hard. I was also blessed to be surrounded by amazing people growing up and all through college. I guess I've been showered with true, heartfelt friendships.

Today, I sit here in Georgia in a lonely coffee shop (not Starbucks...this town is too small) with my lonely cup of peppermint tea and wonder if I'll find any connections like I had in Dallas. I've turned into somewhat of a homebody. For those of you that know me know that this is grossly out of character for me. I can't decide if I'm changing in my old age or just adapting.

I tell you one thing I know...I begged God to give me some fabulous, Godly women here to love me where I am. Isn't that the heart of community and isn't that at the heart of what we all long for? Carrie Bradshaw might put it this way, "No matter where in the world you go, your heart is always with those you love and theirs with you. And when you return, they'll be there with all the love in the world."