"What is God's Girlies"?

I've been asked this question quite a few times.  The only answer I can usually muster is "I'm not sure".  I'm waiting to see what God wants it to be.  Here's what God has shown me God's Girlies is, so far.

This is God's Girlies.

This is too.

These are God's Girlies.

Generations of girls bridging the gap to be friends and confidants; family. We offer advice when you need it and a hug.... maybe a glass of tea, a cup of coffee or a juice box when you don't.

We're in desperatel need of prayer whether we know it or not.

We're sisters, grandmas, mamas and daughters in need of companions whether we think we have time for one, or not.  We talk on the phone, we text, hang out at each others' house (not enough).  We chat it up when we meet unexpectedly in Dillards.

These are God's Girlies.  Well, almost........

Men who have little clue how we work yet they love and support us.  They pray for us and encourage us.  They teach us too. Some of them even read this blog.  I'm blown away by that; over the moon grateful.

We're big sisters and little sisters

and we're girls who feel like sisters.

 

We're friends from afar.

Time and distance has no bearing on our friendship.

God's Girlies are strangers with a connection. We're girls who strike up a conversation with the check-out lady in Wal Mart. We read sweet stories like the one about the ninety-six year old man we've never met who wrote a song for the wife he just lost.  We smile a blurry-eyed smile. We share in the pain of a mom in a restaurant with an inconsolable baby.  We stop and listen to the zany songs of street performers and

we remember how important it is to stop and listen.

We reach out across computer screens, but our bond is deeper.  We're girls that laugh and cry in the same minute; we're a mess.  We get angry.  We learn. We grow. We're selfish and we serve. We pray.

It's much more fun to do life together.

We're a community that knows that God is our help in time of trouble. Sometimes that help comes in the form of a friend.

Two more things help sum up who God's Girlies are-

1.) God's Girlies-Last Sundays of the months, young girls about first grade through sixth, meet up with their moms or some other mature girly and fellowship together.  We play games, do a craft and a devotion.  We've had so much fun that a group of High School girls have decided to join us as mentors.  I LOVE THIS GROUP OF GIRLS! Check out in the top menu-"Just for GG's" to see some of our previous get-togethers and  activities!

2.) A Thursday for Your Thoughts - much more precious than a penny for your thoughts.  Thursday is reserved on this website for ladies who want to recipe/story/learning experience/share. No writing experience or club membership required.  We're just girls sharing our hearts. To read some past posts go to the top menu and click on "A Thursday for Your Thoughts". My cooler than cool friend Jordan is sharing tomorrow about our awesome mom's prayer group.  You don't want to miss.  So, y'all come back now, ya hear?!