"healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity."
hippocrates

what a whirlwind couple of days! i don't think it has quite set in yet that my best friend was just here.

i think we spent most of the time telling ariel funny stories of our friendship (but nina, we forgot the pirate story!) and standing in awe of how much our lives have changed since the last time we were together.

some things will never change. nina will always have more than one shirt on. i will never stop telling her my every thought about contemporary politics. we will always share new songs with each other and form our own car band with the air guitar and air drums, cruising down 94, i'll be yelling at other drivers and nina will be waving to old men. i'll always wake up early and she'll always sleep in.

i think we're learning that the Lord has more in mind for both of us than we ever could have imagined two years ago. and that's what changes us. the changes that have occurred could not have been anticipated because they weren't in our minds - they were in the Lord's plan for us from the beginning of time. the healing that takes place within His most holy will automatically betters us. and taking advantage of Him revealing His will to us always results in healing and recreation.

and it's so comforting to know that she has been in His plan this whole time, that He would choose to reunite us and renew our hearts for Him through one another.

*sigh* may God bless and keep you all - 'nite