Community…it’s this word we through around, something we say we want, and something that we fundamentally need. But what in tarnation is it? Haven’t a clue. BUT- I have been learning a thing or two lately about sharing life to an extent that simple things draw one’s attention to the complex beauty of relationships, of loving one another well, and of this vague concept that we all crave…community.
Things that resemble community, the good, the bad, and the down right ridiculous:
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Naming a dog
- Brining your friends to the ER and following them around like you are their mother, and/or making snarky jokes the whole time
- Joining each other for a good old fruit fly massacre in the kitchen, followed by being a little more intentional about loading the dishwasher in a timely manner
- Driving to Maine for Birthday celebrations
- Driving to Maine for friend’s concerts
- Car sing alongs
- Driving to New Hampshire for dinner
- Oh heck, most of the time you are driving most places
- Going out for drinks
- Grocery shopping together
- Being there for each other’s post work emotional breakdowns
- Cramming 25 people into a not huge living room for faithgroup
- Weddings, Bachelorette Parties, and Birthdays well celebrated
- Being storm chasers
- Joint obsessions with lemonade popsicles
- Sykpe dates when half way across the world from each other
- Giving each other lemonade popsicles when sad or injured
- Walks with lolly pops
- The kind of inside jokes that are always funny
- Church softball games
…and a zillion other things. All this to say that life is messy and confusing…but pretty beautiful. I’m finding that being fully present for each other in seemingly small moments makes all the difference.
Pretty much I am just really blessed by all the fantastic people in my life.
the sun rises slowly 