One Year Ago Today…
One year ago today, Chris left for Fort Jackson. I went to church, and spent the rest of the day (pretty much) talking to this girl I had just started talking to online a few days earlier. She was a Chaplain Candidate, and had sent me an email a few days before Chris left, just to be nice. We had chatted online a few times before Chris left, but not for any real length of time. We were just kind of getting to know each other. Her husband was deployed, and mine was fixing to leave for most of the summer.
One year ago today, Chris was gone, and my new friend’s husband was gone, too. He was deployed, and this day was their anniversary. We were both kind of sad. We spent so much time talking that day and night, and the next several days. We got to know each other really fast, because of all the time we had to be online, since our husbands were gone. Her friendship helped ease what proved to be a really difficult time while Chris was gone.
One year ago today, we had no idea where God was going to take our friendship. I remember saying “if we ever meet…” and it seeming like an impossibility. It seemed crazy to think that, since we lived nearly six hundred miles apart, we would be likely to meet in person. We had no idea that only four weeks later, we would be meeting in person for the first time. It’s crazy how many times we’ve been blessed to see each other in person since then.
One year ago today, I had no idea that I was making the best friend I would ever have. God has been really good to both of us. Amy’s friendship is a gift.
I’m thankful for you, Amy Jo! Thanks for being my best friend.
I am thankful that she has you. Perhaps it’s weird to say “thanks for being my friend’s friend”, but that’s what I’m saying. She smiles a lot now and that is something I prayed for a year ago. 