Girlfriends

I'll admit-- most of my life I've had more male friends than female ones. It just seems that I get along with guys better. Now that I am getting older, I continue to have many guy friends, but I am appreciating more and more my girlfriends. In fact, at this stage in my life, most of my closest friends are women.

In my new role as assistant pastor at Trinity, I am on a pastoral team with 5 male pastors. And they are great! Very supportive and encouraging. However, I knew from the beginning of my time here that finding women pastor friends and mentors was going to be important for me.

And so I've done just that. With a couple of women, actually.

But yesterday, I had the most incredible lunch with a certain pastor. She and I hit it off right away... We had LOTS in common. And she had such grace and wisdom... and sense of humor! It was a delight, truly. Before we knew it, our little lunch had turned into a 2 hour affair. :-) When I walked away, I did so feeling like my soul had been fed. And like I had a new friend.

Thank God for good girlfriends!