"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity." – Khalil Gibran


For this Month's Celebrate:Friendship, Girls Day Out, we chose a morning hike.  It was the perfect way to really re-connect with my girlfriends.  We were able to walk and talk, and share goals and give support and encouragement.  We also had the opportunity to find peace and beauty out in nature, and go home to our families feeling energized and grateful.


I packed up a morning snack of yogurt and trail mix to bring along, which gave it that special "get together" feeling, even though it wasn't a typical get together.

We had been married for less than a month when we received some devastating news.  The little brother of one of our dearest longtime friends had been murdered!  The news shook us to our very souls.  We faithfully watched the nightly news to see if there had been any breaks in the case and if the monster that had done this had been caught. Night after night as we watched the news, I became more and more anxious.  All they ever reported about was the ugly side of humanity, bad, unimaginable things. Wasn’t there anything good to report?