tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post8597314998214645571..comments2023-09-21T04:12:45.614-05:00Comments on Praying on the Prairie: Friendship on Purpose Tara Ulrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-76371106782354167412015-04-15T21:39:32.490-05:002015-04-15T21:39:32.490-05:00Beth, thank you. I try to be as open, honest and t...Beth, thank you. I try to be as open, honest and transparent as I can be in this space. I hadn't heard that CS Lewis quote before. Love it!!! Many blessings to you too!Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-30777120157492070752015-04-15T21:38:49.662-05:002015-04-15T21:38:49.662-05:00Thanks Carol! God bless you too!Thanks Carol! God bless you too!Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-38143542213235165382015-04-15T21:38:32.027-05:002015-04-15T21:38:32.027-05:00Nope they are not easily broken! Thanks for stoppi...Nope they are not easily broken! Thanks for stopping by, Barbara!Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-45811063280703243532015-04-15T21:38:07.754-05:002015-04-15T21:38:07.754-05:00Laura, those words from Jennifer Dukes Lee are so ...Laura, those words from Jennifer Dukes Lee are so true. I want to be that kind of friend ALL THE TIME! Purposeful relationships are so important to me too. I think we are losing that in this technological based world. I want to try and spend more time alone with God too. I will have to totally check out that IF:Table video soon!Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-62747074414310513502015-04-15T21:36:14.916-05:002015-04-15T21:36:14.916-05:00Awww thanks Susan! Awww thanks Susan! Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-41514479143329816182015-04-15T21:36:00.999-05:002015-04-15T21:36:00.999-05:00I am sure being an "Army brat" was hard ...I am sure being an "Army brat" was hard to make and keep friends. But so glad you found such an awesome friend and have been able to stay friends. No worries for pouring your heart out to me. Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-48711642591106243772015-04-15T21:33:45.696-05:002015-04-15T21:33:45.696-05:00I love that Point of Grace song too. I am thankful...I love that Point of Grace song too. I am thankful for my friendships too, including my blogging friends. I hope you have had a great week!Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-16241753586792354362015-04-15T08:25:06.278-05:002015-04-15T08:25:06.278-05:00Tara, I love your open, honest, transparent sharin...Tara, I love your open, honest, transparent sharing of your heart here...I was right there with you when they called you names...me too...in fact, the song "Circle of Friends" and this quote by C.S. Lewis have always inspired me, “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You, too? I thought I was the only one!’"—C. S. Lewis<br />Many blessings to you!<br />beth willis miller's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854449798070643671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-72110758251226002912015-04-14T14:58:38.385-05:002015-04-14T14:58:38.385-05:00It sounds like God has used your broken feelings s...It sounds like God has used your broken feelings so that you can share how to be a healing kind of friend! God bless!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445253220976981136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-23367806270078101472015-04-13T21:50:11.890-05:002015-04-13T21:50:11.890-05:00I too am so grateful to God for my friends especia...I too am so grateful to God for my friends especially the ones with whom I have traveled through good and bad times over the years. Those kinds of bonds are not easily broken.Barbara Deatheragehttp://www.worthdoingpoorly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-4087120738884749182015-04-13T21:17:38.115-05:002015-04-13T21:17:38.115-05:00"the kindness giver, the Kleenex bringer, and..."the kindness giver, the Kleenex bringer, and the joy donor" Yes this is what I want as well. The Lord has really been laying purposeful relationship on my heart. Relationship with genuine engagement, I tire text rather than hearing the voice of friends. I miss meaningful conversation. I think we are loosing part of this due to so much electronic devices, easier to email, text, like a comment instead of actual meaningful deep relationship. I feel this has even trickled into my relationship with the Lord and quiet time. Easier to use my Bible app (which I love) but there is something about pulling my Bible out and digging into it. I recently saw the IF:table video have you seen that idea, you should check it out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186438155504942111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-37735115508461630312015-04-13T17:40:25.015-05:002015-04-13T17:40:25.015-05:00I have a feeling you are EXACTLY THAT KIND OF FRIE...I have a feeling you are EXACTLY THAT KIND OF FRIEND!susanshipehttp://hopehearthome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-84305881570225889422015-04-13T15:45:59.834-05:002015-04-13T15:45:59.834-05:00Friendships...yes, growing up an "Army brat&q...Friendships...yes, growing up an "Army brat" meant we didn't really stay in one place very long; so it wasn't until we settled in GA that I met my "best friend"...we were in school together from 8th grade through graduation, and a year of business school (for me) and nursing school (for my friend). We kept in touch after marriage (both of us); even met up when we both were in Germany with our husbands!<br /><br />We continued to be friends as I moved on to my own family and raising children and working and all that life brings. But, we were two different people; close, yet just not "the same"...our likes, our thoughts, our values were different. But, we still remained friends - like sisters perhaps! - until some years ago - perhaps after losing her mother and then her brother and then a daughter - that we grew apart and she wouldn't see me when I was back in GA for a HS reunion. Knowing she had been sick (she told me at one time she had cancer), I felt maybe she just didn't want me to see her that way...so, that leaves me wondering - where does that leave us?!<br /><br />I have had other friends, co-workers, but - learned the hard way, sometimes you just can't trust what you say to co-workers!! But, my "best" current friend (among others, of course!), is a former co-worker. We are the same age, have so much in common except that she is working and I am not!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing...sorry for pouring out my heart; but when I think of friends, my "used to be?" friend is the main one that comes to my mind (heart)!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954512718777249848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878984.post-60980291068609538412015-04-13T01:22:12.821-05:002015-04-13T01:22:12.821-05:00Thank you for sharing your heart concerning friend...Thank you for sharing your heart concerning friendships. "Circle of friends" is one of my favorite songs. I am so thankful for friendships, including the ones that I have made through blogging. I hope you have a great day!Mom to 3https://www.blogger.com/profile/02086175678851590249noreply@blogger.com