sundays

their friends' love turned out to be the sound of God at the mouth of the cave, a breeze to sustain and help guide them.     ~anne lamott,  Traveling Mercies

 sunday my incredibly cute nephews were dedicated at Lindsay and daniel’s church.  in campbell and graham’s short nine months, pages could be filled with the ways in which God has shown up in their lives and the lives of their parents and their uncle and their grandparents and everyone who has been a part of their miraculous story.  sunday was a beautiful time of remembering God’s hand in their lives as the preacher told their story and prayed for them and challenged their parents.  but for a moment my attention moved from the beautiful baby boys and Lindsay and Daniel, to the ones who circled behind them, their friends.  these few dear friends surrounding them, laying their hands on then are the people that live life with them.  it was such a blessing to see the support they have outside our family. 

i have been blessed with people, beyond my family, surrounding me.  men and women who have dared to crawl into dark places in my life and remind me of the light that still lingers on the outside.  in our lives we need these people, these friends.  the ones who show up and have a distinct, loud voice in our life, one that sounds like God.