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Week 6:


This week I was given the opportunity to help a dear friend of mine. Christy and I both started working for the city in 2010. We've known each other for about four years now. Over the years our friendship has grown but in June of 2011, our friendship blossomed. You see, through a series of events and an uncertainty of the accuracy of home pregnancy tests; Christy was the first to learn we were pregnant with Eli. We were also among the first to learn she was pregnant with her daughter. Christy is a saint; she has stood by me through the death of my mother, the birth of my son and all the chaos in between. She has been a shoulder to cry on, an encourager, and most importantly a true friend.

 
Christy is going through a difficult time in her life right now. I would love to give you the details, but then I'd have to kill you. So I'll spare your lives and let you assume. Earlier this week Christy and her husband, who happen to be happily married, had an event they needed to attend. Due to the time frame of the event and busy relatives, Christy didn't have anybody available to pick up her 2 kids from daycare. Seeing as we are now close friends, she called in a favor. After working out the details of how to prove I wasn't going to kidnap her kids, I agreed to pick them up from daycare.

 
We already had plans to take Eli to a local pizza establishment. You know those awesome restaurants with cheap pizza and arcade games, a kid's wonderland and a parent's nightmare. Well Tuesday's are double token nights, which means for every dollar spend on tokens you get 2 dollars' worth of tokens. It's a pretty sweet deal.  We figured we could just bring her kids along for the fun.

 
So I picked up her kids from Daycare and informed them we would be going to eat pizza and play games. Her son, almost 5, was super excited. Her daughter too young to understand smiled and laughed. I think she was just mimicking her brother's excitement, but once we got there she understood and her excitement grew. We had a great time we ate some pizza, played some games, and all in all had fun making memories with those kids.

 
You should know since then I've spoken with Christy and I can assure you according to her son he agrees the night was a success. In fact he keeps asking, "When is Jennifer going to pick me up from Daycare again."
 

Christy is such a blessing in my life and I'm honored to call her my friend. I know she would’ve done the same for me and I'm sure someday I might need her to watch Eli. I will say even though her kids had fun with us, when she showed up to pick them up they lit up. What a joy to see the love a child and mother has, it's like none other.
 

Christy, I want to thank you for being such a great friend, and thank you for trusting me with your kids. This week will be over soon, you and your family will get through this. You are a wonderful person and someone I admire very much. What a joy it is to work with you and what a privilege it is to call you friend.  


I am very blessed to have several close friends. People I can rely on in a moment's notice. Today I encourage you to reach out to those close to you, encourage them, build them up, cry with them, and rejoice with them. You never know when you'll need the same in the return.

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