Fun with Forever Friends

Labor Day Weekend Fun with some of our Dearest Friends

Abby and Lauragale have been friends since they were 18 months old!

We met at our beloved Asbury.

These two beauties have gone from outgoing lil' toddlers to teenage Beauties!!

They both look so much like their Daddies! 

(Abby's built like Momma, but her face screams Ruley genes!)

 The Dudes

 The Chicka's

The Love Birds

 Since the Ralstons have moved to Fort Smith, we don't get the chance to do this very often...spending time with these peeps is priceless! A beautiful August night, fajitas, and scrumptious chocolate ganache cake made for a treasured time. If only we could do this every weekend... 

FanSACstic Fun

The time arrived for our dear friends' 5th Annual 

*PARTY IN DA SAC*

This is a favorite of all attending...especially our lil' tween girlies who so miss being together

ummm...can't u just feel the sincerity in that hug?!

These 3 bring such happiness to my heart...precious, precious girls...

and friends since they were toddlers

Speaking of toddlers, what JOY it brings to see my friend S come with her hands full of toddling darlings!

there are no words for shots like this one...

the DANCIN' begins

and they didn't even need any music to feel the beat!

The Doc and my G

Annual Water Balloon Toss

 Father Daughter Dance

The Momma's

Dancin' Time (with music this time)

BOING!!!! (love this pic)

Mother Son Dance

another make my heart melt moment...

Boys Karaoke

Carter and Will

take a turn with the Mike!

Lauren and Ella

(also friends since babies)

Sadly, the night had to come to an end...as always, it was full of three things we love: 

friends, food & fellowship!

Thank you R's for another year of FanSACstic Fun!

Someone to Run Beside

"The better part of one's life consists of his friendships."
- Abraham Lincoln

My Soul Sista and I headed out for a long overdue date. A time to catch up, share from the heart, laugh, almost cry, laugh some more, and wish time would stand still so we didn't have to call it a night. Nine years of friendship under our belt...and a lifetime to go!

In Mothers Fellowship, the last chapter of our current book is entitled, "Someone to Run Beside." The author goes on to describe this type of friendship with these words: “To run beside someone of like heart and stride keeps you well-paced and focused…they share passion to know God intimately and pursue Him with intentional living and purpose; they cause you to pick up your spiritual pace, inspire you, add to your energy, challenge you to change and grow, settle your heart and bring real peace into your life; they are soul mates, sent by God to help you look more like Him and less like you.”

I so hope you have a "someone" like this...if not, make that one of your heartfelt prayers. For nothing has blessed my life the way that my "someones" have. As the Word states, "iron sharpens iron". I would not be who I am today without the presence, love, accountability and devotion of my "someones".

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NIV)
9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.