My whole life I have been surrounded by a lot of people, but just because there are a lot of people doesn’t mean you feel less alone. But think about it :
School = A LOT of people
Church = a lot of people
Large families = a lot of people (have 7 uncles and 1 aunt on one side and at the time 5 aunts and 5 uncles on the other side…now add in my parents,brothers, grandparents, aunt’s and uncle’s spouses AND cousins! ). That’s a whole lot of people.
Work = a lot of people
Then we go off to college
College = a lot of people
And then…..I got married!
I worked full time, hubby worked two jobs at first and full-time seminary and with no drivers license that left me on a college campus for long hours with….you guessed it A LOT of people.
Then due to circumstances hubby and I decided that I would quit my job and be a full time homemaker…with no kids. I learned all sorts of new things but the novelty wore off quickly and I missed having people around. An introvert by nature I’m ok with people around but I don’t have to always talk….maybe that’s why when I worked on campus the majority of my free time was spent in the library …lots of people with little to no talking.
Out of this came an intense desire to read my Bible and to read Christian authors……these people quite literally became my friends. Then came mommyhood…four kids = a lot more noise,, a hubby in full time ministry and at times full time school! and not a lot of friends. A year ago it struck me….these people ARE my friends, I may not have ever met them in real life, but we have an eternity for all that. A book idea that day was born , and from there came my blog post ideas. So here’s how this is going to work each Wednesday I’m going to do a blog post. It will be a person from the Bible or a person from church History. In the post I will write them a letter (just like the old days). I will share bits and pieces of my life with them, ask them about theirs , and ask for advice. When the book is eventually ready (like a gazillion years from now) the letter will appear first thing in each chapter and then I will write the rest of the chapter about that person, what their lives were like, how they might have or did struggle and how we can relate in today’s culture with these future BFF’s
Basically I’m inviting you into my devotions and Bible Studay as I have Coffee With Friends!
So now it’s your turn…..
If you could have coffee with any one person in the Bible or in church history, who would it be? What would you ask them? or how do you identify with them?
(To get the conversation rolling and your wheels turning I asked this same question of my facebook friends. My friend Katie W. Had my favorite response…. She would like to talk to Daniel’s parents and ask them for parenting advice. ISNT THAT AMAZING). So here’s your chance! Go!
