I must take a moment to give a shout out to my sistas.  Yeah, okay, so “cool lingo” doesn’t really work for me.  However… I am constantly reminded of how blessed I am to be surrounded and supported by such great girlfriends.  As I sat in Starbucks (which I have definitely visited every day this week) with two friends yesterday afternoon, I wondered how differently I would face life if I didn’t have people like them walking with me.  We shared stories of frustration, life change in the lives of teenagers, how we can improve our influence, and where we’ve struggled (a lot for one little hour, I know).  Brooke Shields commented on the TODAY show this morning that 85% of women surveyed say that even more importantly than looking good is the confidence that they gain from strong relationships with girlfriends.  Although I’m not sure about what the survey was about, or who did the surveying, or how accurate that percentage is… I think that it is an intersting number.  Even on my worst of hair days, or horrible, no good, very bad work, emotional, relationship, whatever days, a much deserved ice cream break with a friend has often been the best pick-me-up I could ask for.  Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says that “two are better than one” because there will be someone there to help, listen, support, comfort.  And although “one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.  A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

Although, we are still human, and I’m sure have all been burned by friendships at one point or another.  And girls are especially mean.  I know this because I hear so many stories of unhealthy friendships, have some crazy stories of my own, and watch countless girls tear one another down both behind one another’s backs and face to face.  But, the point of friendship is to sharpen one another (Proverbs 27:17) and build one another up (Ephesians 4:29).  So if you’ve been left swearing off girlfriends for eternity, I dare you to give them another chance.  Let me know how it goes.