Showered with love

My mom's family had a baby shower for us this weekend. When I say "my mom's family," I mean the entire family. Everyone was present with the exception of one cousin, who happens to be stationed in Korea right now. We invited all of my work pals and our Bible study crew. I couldn't believe how many people were there, not to mention how many gifts accompanied those people.

You know, you go through life - making friends and avoiding enemies - hoping that you do alright. You never know exactly how good a friend you've been until you go through one of life's major events and your friends turn out for you. We went through this when we got married. Almost four years later, we're still completely overwhelmed by the number of people who show their support for us when we begin a new chapter of our lives.

When life throws us an unfortunate chapter, I pray that all of these people who have been there to laugh with us show up to cry with us as well. Thank God for friends and family - especially ours.