I was thinking of something that happened to me yesterday, and I thought maybe it would encourage you. It’s easy for us to forget that the little things matter, and so I want to encourage you if you’ve thought, you know, I might give that person a call, or send them a text, or pop something in the mail….ehhhh… I don’t know if I should. When you go ahead and do that, it really changes a life.
It’s easy for us to forget that the little things matter.
So, you all know we’ve been moving and situating…we’ve had so many things going on. Honestly, just to find my toothbrush is a feat every single day, much less finding all my kids’ toothbrushes. We’re just in that transition period. I was at our house, and I looked at the front door, and I was like, “what’s that?” It was this big, chubby package and I opened it, and a friend of mine from California had sent it to me, and she said, “Hey, I just wanted you to know I love you and I’m thinking about you.” It was a blanket that she and her daughter had made. It had puppy dogs all over it. If you don’t know this about me, I’m a big animal lover. I would have one of everything up in our house all the time if my husband would let me. And I would love to have farm animals, but he’s like, “no- because you would want them all to be in the house, especially when it’s rainy or cold.” And I would.
So it’s just sometimes a small little thing, and nowadays it’s so easy to let people know that you’re thinking about them. I know you’re like, “I’m busy, Lauren. I don’t have time,” but just the people that mean so much to you, or your friends that you know of that are going through a lot, or maybe someone just comes into your mind and you’re like “Why am I thinking about them?” Stop and pray for them and just say, “Hey! You’re on my heart.” I wanted to share part of a Scripture verse with you, and I’ve heard this Scripture verse, but I’d kinda forgotten about it:
“…a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.”
Proverbs 27.9b
I’m just thankful today for friendship, and I pray the Lord brings sweet friends into your life and people that highlight your day and make you feel special and cared for. The Lord loves us and cares about us so much that He gives us each other to lean on.
~Lauren Kitchens (Living Life with Lauren)
