Phone a friend

One of the best pieces of advice I got as a new mom was to get out and meet other moms. I have tried to take this to heart and make new friends, to step outside of my comfort zone. Y'all, it has been so rewarding to take that step! I decided to join the moms club in our neighborhood and at the first meeting I decided to introduce myself to another mom that was pregnant at the time. She is one of my dearest mommy friends right now! I am truly blessed by our regular walks, double dates (plus kids) and having a companion for neighborhood events. Plus she even surprised me with two of my best friends for a birthday dinner. 

Recently I was going through my Facebook feed and noticed a post about someone I knew moving back to Houston. She has a little boy that is 5 months younger than Doak so I decided to reach out to her. We knew each other in high school but we weren't really friends, just friends with some of the same people. Y'all, I am so thankful that I reached out! We have been having so much fun planning activities for our boys and of course for us to get to just hang out. Our boys even have a hashtag {#adventuresofdoakandmac} how awesome is that!! 

I wanted to share these stories not as a pat on the back for myself but to encourage you to reach out. Pick up the phone and call, text or message a friend or someone you think might need a friend! We all need a new friend or a little "just thinking of you" in our life. I'm sure the person receiving the reach out won't be the only one to be blessed by it! Be bold, let's step out of our box and make some new friends! Disclaimer: I love and cherish my "old" friends just as much, you know who you are. 

"Lord, thank you for friends! Help us to be bold to make new friends or just to reach out to friends that have been around for a while. Thank you for friends that we get to do life with and for sweet times of fellowship! I pray for each one of my amazing friends, that they would know they are loved and pray for blessings over them. In Jesus name, Amen!"

Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. -Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NASB