Bittersweet

I'm not sure I can even describe how I feel about these ladies pictured below.

They are beyond precious to me...they have become my best friends over the last four years. Tonight was our Interface graduation. It was a sweet time to reflect, pray and celebrate what God has done in our lives over the last several years. We ALL shed tears tonight. Some of us, more than others ;-) We have spent the last 4 years meeting together weekly for several hours to study the Bible, pray together and learn practical lessons for our daily lives. We have been led faithfully by our mentor, Belinda. Week after week, she prepared her lessons, went to the mentor's meetings, prayed for us and then met with our group. I thought Interface was a big time commitment for me! But for the mentors the time commitment doubles - at least! I'm so thankful for Belinda's example, wise words and gentle leading. She is a beautiful woman of God. I have seen each these women face some incredibly hard times, and yet, they have given and continue to give God glory through it ALL! They are amazing. I treasure their honesty and their brokenness. They inspire me with their desire to follow Christ's example with their whole lives. I feel a little bit bitter that this time in Interface is coming to a close...but at the same time the scriptures I've memorized, lessons I've learned and relationships I've built have been so, so sweet! Oh, how I'm going to miss these ladies! In reality, only one of them is moving far away (sniff!)... And I'm sure we will all remain lifelong friends but right now we are all being pulled and called in different directions. I'm thankful for the blessing that Interface has been. I'm so thankful that I learned to study the Bible in a deeper way. I'm so thankful that God placed me in THIS group of women.