Friendship

My friends are the bomb.

Zac - We've been friends since Middle school. 

No seriously. They really are.

Near and far, they have blessed me tremendously.

Leila- My first friend at BC.

So I'm writing this blog post to thank them all.  You know who you are - so accept my gratitude, please, I'm begging you.



"As iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another."

The Bible says that the first Christians ate, served, and loved together.  The lived life in community.  The lived life in love.

Anna- constant source of encouragement, Leila, and Paul

Axel- he's soooo great.

My friends have done this for me.

we are so hot. 

Liv- My sister that I choose

They challenge me.  They love me.  They serve me.  We eat together.  We are tight knit.



You might be asking what has caused my sudden need to shout my gratitude to the world?



I've been having a rough time lately.  And they don't leave me.  I talk about my brokenness and despair like it's some kind of disease, and they tell me they're broken too and I don't run from them - why should they run from me?

Casey- best frenemy ever.  I love you. 

Lia- my mid-western best friend

I am so blessed.

Axel- he makes me laugh every day

These friends are a source of laughter and encouragement to me.  My mentor recently stated, "Krista, you've made these people your family."

ROBSQUAD - best RA team ever.

I am terrified of vulnerability.  My friends provide a safe place for vulnerability to take place.
These people have loved on me in ways that I never could have asked for.

Adam, David, and Sean

The Lord has blessed me.  He has brought these wonderful people to me.

Liv and David

Some of these friends I've known for almost a decade (well, that depends on whether or not you count Tuesday school...).  Or even almost two decades, though just having reconnected.  Some, only since I've been in college.  Regardless of the time, these friends have made me rich.

Paulli and Leila

When I am in a time where Satan is speaking lies of no one caring for me or loving me, the Lord brings these people to my mind.  He reminds me that I cannot trust my feelings.  These people have proven true.

Jessica- She makes me a better person

Abigael - She teaches me. 

Tyler and Casey

Caroline - My life is so much better with her in it. 

My dearest Anna and I

Maddie- Best friend since middle school

These people have seen me broken and have seen me cry.  They have loved me in the midst of ecstatic joy and at the very end of myself.  They have watched me exhaust myself and tried to take care of me.  And they have watched me create problems and then try to fix them.

These people are tremendously good to me.



These friendships range from all the way to China to just across the hall - and I am so so blessed by all of them.

Joshie- my little big brother

Levi and Shay (you can't see her...)

Lindz... I don't have an actual picture of just her... So this is one of her kids she named after me.

Jan!!! 

My lovely sister. :) Best friend of all. 

Thank you for loving me, guys.  Thank you for bearing some of my brokenness and always reminding me to lay it at the feet of Jesus.  Thank you for reminding me of my wholeness.  Thank you for being a source of delight in my life.

Such cool people

Kendra - she's lovely

These ladies seriously rock my world

My friends are broken just like I am.  And they share it with me.  They don't let me wallow in it.  The walk with me, and then allow me to walk with them.