I love my bloggy friends!!

And, I love having the chance to meet them in person! I heard from my sweet friend Mandi a couple of weeks back that she would be coming through my city on their way to the North Carolina mountains for a vacation. I was so excited that I was finally going to get to meet her face to face and squeeze her neck!

Mandi has been one of those blog friends that you just know you would be great friends with if you lived down the street from one another. Oh, how I wish we could meet for coffee once a week and chat our little heads off! We did our best in the short time we had. Her husband, Howie, was such a sweetheart and was so patient with us. After dinner, he offered to go to a local mall and let Dillan play so we could get coffee and talk some more. Isn't that so sweet?! And, Jenna, you are right....Dillan IS more precious in person if it's even possible!

It was such an encouraging time for me to be able to share my "true colors" with her and know that she understands what I'm feeling because she's been there too. She can relate to where I am now, but can also testify to what it's like on the other side and encourage me to not lose hope. If you've ever heard Beth Moore's teaching on gentleness from the Fruit of the Spirit Bible study then this will make sense to you ,and if not, sorry! Where my heart is wounded right now in our struggle to become parents, Mandi's bears the scars. She knows what this pain is like, but God has worked healing in her life and He used her to minister to me in such a special way. There is such power in the word of our testimony!

Mandi, I'm so thankful that the Lord brought us into each others lives and I'm already looking forward to the next time we can meet!