Freshly - Brewed

What is it about going out for tea with a friend? Is it the tea? Or is it something that goes deeper?
Starbucks is a wonderful place, the welcoming couches, the relaxed atmosphere and of course the great Tazo Chai Tea Latte's that they serve are just some of the reasons I'm hooked.

I've been reading a wonderful book called 'Fresh-Brewed Life' by Nicole Johnson. In it she says "Coffee is far more than a beverage. It is an invitation to life, disguised as a cup of warm liquid. Coffee is an experience, an offer, a rite of passage, a good excuse to get together." How often is it that when someone invites you out for coffee/tea it isn't because their thirsty but more likely are wanting to spend time with you.

What determines friendship? Could it be something in our soul that responds like a flower opening to the sun? If you have one close friend consider yourself blessed by God, two close friends, stand up and sing......

Most of us aren't looking for just any friend, we are longing for a special person with whom we can pour out our hearts. A safe place where confidences are held carefully. Girlfriends fill a role in our lives that no one else can. Husbands do not make good girlfriends, obviously. ^.^

"Reason, Season or a Lifetime" ~ Author Unknown
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway); and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

I love this poem, which when applied to friendships can help explain why some friends pass through our lives.

Blessings