A time to...

Time is a weird thing. It just keeps ticking away and moving forward and sometimes it flies and sometimes it feels like it is standing still. I look up occasionally and am surprised at how quickly the current of time can take you from one phase of life to the next. Equally surprising is how the phase of life you are in can be all consuming...I'm not making any sense I know. I guess I'm doing my best to explain how my mind is reflecting on some of those sweet moments in the past. As I look back I am more than aware of how completely swept up I was in all that surrounded me. What has me in such a pensive mood? Well, my heart has been heavy for months after I first learned of one of my college roommates who was dealing with a complicated pregnancy. It weighs heavy on my heart because, while Sara and I don't talk often or see each other regularly (we, like many of my high school and college friends, are most often connected through email), she was a huge part of a very sweet time in my life. We all have those periods where there wasn't much to worry about (although with 6 girls we managed our fair share of drama). What we also managed was creating a little family of sorts as we lived together sharing the ups and downs of college life. For that reason the girls from that season of my life will always have a very special place in my heart. It was an uncomplicated time. Sara gave birth to her baby boy Elliot yesterday. He lived for an hour. Will you join me in praying for my sweet friend who was, for a time, such a huge part of my life? I have been deeply moved by the amount of faith and peace that has shone through her emails, she and her husband are remarkable people. I have also been deeply moved by a blog I happened upon. Someone had posted it for Sara. I began reading late one night and didn't stop until 2 o'clock in the morning. I have not been as affected by something in quite some time. Don't be in a hurry, start at the beginning, your heart will be changed if you take the time to soak this up, www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com . I am amazed by the strength of one of my sweet friends from the past, and also from this amazing woman whom I have never met. I am honored to know that we share the same Heavenly Father. May peace be yours for the asking...