Enough

• laundry
• sickness
• fatigue
• busy-ness
• stress
• loneliness
• depression
• and ‘stuff’ …. to last you a lifetime?

Have you ever been there? Longer than just a day? To the point you thought if you uttered one word to anyone about it, that you’d explode into a tirade of rambling tearful outpouring you weren’t sure you could stop it (much less do so and maintain even an ounce of grace and dignity); and worse, you had no one to really and truly share such thoughts with?

Where you woke up one day, looked around at your life and realized you had acquaintances and no true friends. That you are the square peg in the round hole you always heard tell about.  The thought of trying to fit in where you knew you couldn’t seems almost too much to overcome.

I have talked with a lot of women like this. The majority of women I talk to say that a friend is one thing they really wish they had.  A true friend. That best girl friend that you can call and share things with, do things with. Someone who will stick by you – no matter what. Who will be by your side in good times and bad. Who shares in your joys and your sorrows.  Someone who regularly takes time out for you; and you for her.

Even though we are grown women, with husbands and families – we still need at least one true girl friend.

I say my husband is my best friend, because he is. I tell him anything – whether he wants to hear it or not. But truth be told, he hears it, in part, because I don’t have a true girlfriend. I have many friends – some closer than others, but no one I would call my best friend.

Today – that grieves me.

Yes, I have Jesus – and He comforts me. My husband listens to me – patient man that he is. But there are some things that only a girl friend can know and truly appreciate. If you’re a woman, you know what I mean.

Today I am profoundly missing my best friend. I don’t know who she is, or where she is. I just miss her.

Do you have a best friend? Have you been best friends since childhood? Or when and where did you meet your best friend? Today, I need to hear your best friend stories.

Monday, December 8th at 8pm – 9:30pm CST

It’s time for another Christian Women Tweet Up (#CWTU) on Twitter. We had a blast last time! There were over 60 women that joined us, prizes were given and it was a great time.

This time should be even bigger! The brains behind the #CWTU is Noelle. Visit her site to learn all the details, the prizes that will be given and to sign-up and follow the others on Twitter (if you aren’t already).

What is #CWTU: It’s a group of Christian women chatting back and forth in real-time on Twitter on a designated day and time frame.  We use the hashtag #CWTU, to identify all tweets intended for those following the conversations of the Christian Women Tweet-Up.

Topics: Christmas, Shopping, Decorating and Baking!

Noelle Mena @TakeRoot Our Host for the evening!
Take Root and Write and Christian Women Take Root

Where: all is done via Twitter; but we use Tweet Grid to sort everything and make it really easy to follow the conversations. Go here for a pre-done grid just for you! Make sure you change the @you column in the middle to your Twitter username (i.e. @TraciKnoppe).

I will be one of the hosts during this Tweet Up and I’m offering two of my Christmas ebooks!

Gift Giveaway Trivia Questions About Traci

During the #CWTU, I will ask these questions, and randomly choose names to award the two ebooks. The answers can be found on my http://traciscottage.com site, or any of my others sites that are listed in the sidebar on http://traciscottage.com.

To play: when directed during the #CWTU, come here to this post (a link will be provided) and reply in the comments with your answers.

1. How many other web sites (besides http://traciscottage.com) does Traci have?
2. How many dogs does Traci own?
3. What is the name of Traci’s grandbaby?
4. What month is her second grandbaby due to be born?
5. What is Traci’s husband’s name?
6. BONUS: what are the names of all of Traci’s children?

So I would love it if you would join us for some fun and fellowship – and prizes too!

Next, click the graphic below to go sign-up for the Christian Women Tweet Up (#CWTU), so we know you’ll be joining us.  While you’re there, click the Twitter links for all the other ladies who have signed up via Mr. Linky saying they are joining us for the #CWTU and follow them on Twitter too, so you can get in on all the conversations from everyone.

Then on Monday evening, November 24th at 8pm CST (9pm EST) go to this link to follow the conversation tweetstream for our hashtag: #CWTU. So whenever you post a tweet on Twitter as part of the tweet up, put this hashtag   #CWTU  within your tweet so it shows up with the special search.

I’ll ‘see’ you at the Tweet Up!