tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post7073695926291132888..comments2023-05-01T04:27:03.488-05:00Comments on Erring on the Side of Love: on friendship // let's see each otherAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162208045999030991noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-39221154059958722512015-02-18T09:41:50.140-06:002015-02-18T09:41:50.140-06:00So glad you liked it, Melody! Would love to know w...So glad you liked it, Melody! Would love to know what struck you to take this to prayer. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162208045999030991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-77540531289217543142015-02-10T19:55:18.242-06:002015-02-10T19:55:18.242-06:00Love this!! Such a great reminder and something I&...Love this!! Such a great reminder and something I'll definitely be taking to prayer this week. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611415162537272976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-28973694745347173122015-02-10T14:18:13.081-06:002015-02-10T14:18:13.081-06:00Thank you, Erica! <3Thank you, Erica! <3Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162208045999030991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-41797791314681393442015-02-10T14:17:50.636-06:002015-02-10T14:17:50.636-06:00Thank you, Rita! It's so important, isn't ...Thank you, Rita! It's so important, isn't it!? Thankful for friends who see me :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162208045999030991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-5059297122119975692015-02-10T14:17:18.166-06:002015-02-10T14:17:18.166-06:00Melody! Such a compliment! There's so much to ...Melody! Such a compliment! There's so much to be said about friendships. Especially in this stage of fatigue, busyness, and insecurities. But for these same reasons, friendships are so important. I know I have friends that make me better and I am forever grateful for that. But I also have some that I miss and am trying to reconcile how to meet. And, I'm curious - How do you see competition play out? There really is so much to unpack!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162208045999030991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-63842107907944723262015-02-10T14:00:13.509-06:002015-02-10T14:00:13.509-06:00Gina, Thank you! It's so hard when friendships...Gina, Thank you! It's so hard when friendships fall away. On the one hand, we're human and can't keep up and nourish all the friendships during this busy season, but on the other hand maybe we have to stick to the little things even in those friendships? I don't know. I have friends I wish I could see more often but because of distance and time it's hard. A text here. A card there. Phone calls (lol even if brief and filled with craziness). But I think sometimes getting passed the surface is hard. That's where hurt and sin set up those walls. And I suppose as any wall takes time to build it would take time to bring down too. SO much to think about!? I like what Cate said online about being more intentional. So true! We're so used to just passing through time actually being intentional takes quite the effort! Especially for my easily dis-tractable mind!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162208045999030991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-40443821390080035262015-02-10T06:59:57.501-06:002015-02-10T06:59:57.501-06:00Beautiful! Beautiful! Erica Sainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561675952419428826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-90989037342471386042015-02-09T21:39:22.434-06:002015-02-09T21:39:22.434-06:00Oh, yes! Love this! So often we just yearn to be s...Oh, yes! Love this! So often we just yearn to be seen. What a wonderful post.Rita @ Open Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04629595241844797435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-3641682278849150322015-02-09T18:57:05.807-06:002015-02-09T18:57:05.807-06:00Wow... you spoke to this so beautifully. And while...Wow... you spoke to this so beautifully. And while I do appreciate the nod to my post (thank you!) I appreciate even more that you have continued and expanded the discussion. I think Mary has identified a big factor to our falling apart from each other: competition. I don't understand it. Perhaps it stems from our natural protective instincts for our families, but it has been distorted. And even faithful adult Catholic women can turn high school on each other in quieter ways. But perhaps we are also separated by our own fears and fatigue and busyness. So much to unpack here. lol. Thanks again and God bless!melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677295427283294982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671879977639238835.post-67567956108470429362015-02-09T16:03:51.755-06:002015-02-09T16:03:51.755-06:00Amanda, this is beautiful. I've never stopped ...Amanda, this is beautiful. I've never stopped to think long enough about friendship in this way, but I think it is sooo true. We long to be truly seen, to be heard, to have someone share our joys and struggles, as you said, beyond the diapers and surface. I've had good friendships fall away, simply because one or both of us stopped seeing, stopped sharing, stopped being seen. Why? I have no idea. But I mourn that it happened and wonder how to fix it? And how can women move more quickly to a sincere friendship, past the small-chat? I haven't figure that one out, and it's been years of trying. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03472393099247537659noreply@blogger.com