Forever Hopeful

Friendship has always been a sore subject for me. Kind of unusual, I know. I'll explain by briefly taking you through my history of friendship. 

Early childhood, my best friend of many years "BB" moved away. Time took its course, and the sweet blossom of our friendship withered. 

Late childhood into teenager years, my best friend "E" moved. But we actually weathered the storm of distance and maintained our best friend status until the recent years.

Sophomore year of high school, my kindred spirit friend "H"  whom I had known since 4 years of age decided literally over night she no longer wanted anything to do with me. Her reason when I begged her to know why was that I had changed, although she refused to elaborate on that.

My most recent happenings are thanks to the military. Sweet friends have been distanced thanks to cross country moves or PCS'ing. History does indeed repeat itself. 

I know this seems like a giant pity party, and maybe it is...I was scrolling on Instagram, and I came across a video montage that one girl had made of her best friend. I watched their silly moments in flashes, many years of closeness squished into a minute long video. But the message was clear: they treasure each other. My heart just ached a little. While I have been SO blessed by the friendships I've gotten to experience...I am forever praying for a God given sisterhood that lasts the tests of the world and doesn't have distance and time zones. I've been praying for that for as long as I can remember. I will never stop hoping.