How To Love A Friend When It's Difficult

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How To Love A Friend When It's Difficult

I have written and rewritten this post at least 3 different times. Each time, words failed me as I tried to answer how to love a friend when it’s difficult. I started off by listing all the ways I’ve been there for friends who made it hard to be around, but I could never finish.

Truthfully, I felt inadequate about writing this post. A fraud, even. How could I tell you how to best love your difficult friends when I have failed miserably. Over the last year, I have been so self-absorbed with my pregnancy and David’s TDY’s (military work trips), deployment, etc... I have neglected my own friends.

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Dear Friend: Today You Took a Big Step

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Dear Friend: Today You Took a Big Step

Dear Friend,

Today you took a big step. An extremely brave step.  You told me you were pregnant.  It was so obvious that you wanted to hide it and didn’t want to hide it all at the same time.  You so desperately wanted everything to be ok.

The truth is this is amazing news!  I’m so happy for you.  You have been given this gift of life.  Something you can cherish, literally, for the rest of your life.  Someone to love, to hold, to raise, and guide.  You are now raising the next little saint for Christ. What an honor!  Do not forsake the importance of the task God has placed in front of you. 

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Dear Friend: A Letter About Infertility

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Dear Friend: A Letter About Infertility

Dear Friend, 

Today, I told you I was expecting our second baby knowing that it would cause a storm of emotions inside of you. I didn’t know how to tell you, and honestly, I was afraid. I didn’t want to cause you any pain, yet I knew that there was no way around it. 

The moment I found out I was expecting, I immediately thought of you. 

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