Friendship

God's really blessed me.  I don't deserve it and no one knows it like He does.  I have an awesome family, a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food being digested in my stomach, and so much other stuff.  Best of all, I have God as my best friend.  I can talk to Him whenever I want and need to and He's been so merciful and gracious towards me that there's a place in heaven for me.  I can't even begin to describe how much He's given me.
One way that He's blessed me is through friendship.  I've asked God for some Christian friends to encourage me and guide me in my walk.  He really answered prayer.
Yesterday, I went to Sow and Sews like I have been since January or February.  This is a ministry started by one of my newer Christian friends, Connie.  It is something that I've been looking forward to each week.  It's really helped me grow and learn.  I also made a new friend yesterday named Barbara.  Truly a blessing.  The last woman that comes (other than me) is my mom.  All these women are older than me, so it also gives me some perspective.
There is also a girl I met last semester in math class named Corina.  She never fails to make me laugh.  She's lovely and so bright.
Two weeks ago, I was invited to come to a Young Life Club by a friend named Hailey.  I told my mom about it and she suggested that I go.  I did despite the fact that I was really scared.  I am, again, a total introvert, and the thought of going to a place where there would be plenty of people I didn't know scared the living daylight out of me.  But it was a ton of fun and I actually met some new people despite my fear.
I also went to a women's retreat last month.  Besides the babies that some of the moms brought with them, I was the youngest person there.  But no one really said anything about my age and they still welcomed me there.  Even more friends were added to the list.
There is also band.  I've met some pretty cool people through band.  I went to a trumpet party yesterday with some believers.  Many teens go to parties where they're pressured to do things they really shouldn't.  It was awesome to be at a place where we just played games, ate awesome food and had a good time in general.
Finally, there's church.  We started going to a new church called the Crossing back in September or October, which was scary.  There were tons of new faces.  But I actually started meeting people.  I met Connie, for one thing, and I was introduced to a girl named Taylor, the daughter of one of the pastors there.  I've even initiated some conversations at times.
God's really worked to bring Christian friends into my life.  They're all wonderful and I'm so happy that I met them.  My brothers and sisters are the coolest.