Art undone

As I prepare a piece of mixed media art for an upcoming art show on Kauai, I can't help looking deeper into the meaning behind this piece I created.  At first glance your eyes move around the page doing a happy dance with all the bright colors and flowers being odd shapes.  But when I count the vases I know right away that these eight vases are my seven closest girlfriends and myself.  Each one on it's own is sweet but man together we are an amazing bunch.  These girlfriends have been there for every joyful event, every heavy and hard event, they have been just a text away with me typing,"going through a rebel checkpoint today, I'm scared, please cover us in prayer."  We just did a surprise dance for my daughter's wedding reception by having one friend choreograph it then teach it to us a week before the wedding!  Some of my girlfriends were just given a video to watch and didn't make it to the one practice and they still popped up on stage anyway.  That is love right there.  Being ok with making a fool out of yourself for the sake of fun.  I realize having a group of eight being so tight sounds a bit big but during the pandemic we thrived, we covered each other in prayer, shared our fears and weaknesses, and praise the Lord we are still spurring each other on today.  I hope you find those women in your life that are life-giving and are able to be a breath of fresh air to them in return.