If I can ask of you one thing...let you listen for a moment.

To the blessings.

The life revolving around your every breath.

Your family.

Your siblings who love you (despite differences)

With all their heart.

Your parents who serve you with all their kindness.

As homeschoolers...and/or introverts, at times we may fall into the stereotype that being home schooled makes you 'socially inept'. And often enough we are shy, hence, too shy to take that first step into making friends. But we can make friends, and be friendly, just by praying for the right opportunities, friends, and overall bravery. We can have as many friends as God allows us to, and as we allow ourselves to step out of our comfort zone to make.

There are so many things we wish for. One of them being Anne Shirley's kindred spirit. A friend who, through all life, loves you and cares about you. Who laughs with you. Who partners with you through thick and thin, good and bad.

Sometimes we want something so badly we neglect to see what we have around us, and are blinded to the thing we want. The classic, friendly person is not always the best friend. I want to let you know a very important thing, one you may not have to learn from experience...you do not need friends.

Don't feel left out or despondent if you don't have any. We need God, and, if any other human, family. The 'need' for friends is a need for something that can be fleeting, and investing all your heart in one person, can be crucial. When we need friends we ignore the ones that desire our own friendship, and in hastiness push away the others. Valuing people's ( you may not know enough) opinion above your own is a downward slope.
After this...so many friends come along the path. They may not all be secret-givers, or trail-blazers, or even late-night-laugh-with-me friends, but they count, and brighten your life. Once you are satisfied, the possibilities are endless. You see so many friends and opportunities you never saw before...you may even meet the Diana to your Anne.
I want to inspire you that however many friends you have now, however many activities and outings, be thankful. And pray for everything else to come in time. These are just little (yet huge) lessons I've learned-and am still very much learning-that I wanted to share with you.

Do you have a friend from "the race that knows Joseph"?
Do you have family-friends?
Have you experienced this lesson?