Have Healthy Expectations<\/strong><\/p>\nWith the advent of Skype, Facebook and unlimited text plans, it is easier<\/p>\n
than ever to stay in touch, but sometimes the convenience of modern<\/p>\n
communication tricks us into thinking that keeping in touch will be easy. We<\/p>\n
can\u2019t predict how things will change, but we can expect that they will change<\/p>\n
somehow. Make peace with the fact; be flexible and choose to become an advocate<\/p>\n
for God\u2019s call in one another\u2019s lives no matter where it sends you.<\/p>\n
Remember Change Doesn’t Mean the End<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m incredibly sentimental. In my mind, every transition is the end of an<\/p>\n
era, and I weep nostalgically. Dramatic as I am, things have never been as<\/p>\n
final as I expected them to be. There are pockets of sweet friendship that find<\/p>\n
their way to us even after a husband and a tribe of children enter the picture,<\/p>\n
or continents separate us. Distance is not the enemy of friendship. Things<\/p>\n
change, but in embracing that change I find that things are better \u2014 richer,<\/p>\n
fuller.<\/p>\n
Transitions are indeed clumsy. We\u2019re likely to hit a few bumps in the road,<\/p>\n
and not all friendships survive them, but we aren\u2019t meant to collect friends<\/p>\n
like stamps. Our friendships are a gift of grace. We can only endeavor to be<\/p>\n
faithful and gracious with what God has given us: relationships, as well as<\/p>\n
stations in life. If we endeavor to reflect His character where we are, we can<\/p>\n
trust Him with the rest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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