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<\/a><\/p>\n6: Offer to pay for something, if you can.\u00a0 It\u2019s just polite.\u00a0 If she bought you a coffee on her way to pick up, offer to buy the fro-yo.\u00a0 It shows her you value her time and her resources.\u00a0 It tells her you\u2019re in this for her, not what she can do or buy for you.<\/p>\n
7: HUG!\u00a0 Even if it\u2019s hot outside, even it\u2019s awkwardly over the car seat with a pizza box in your arms.\u00a0 HUG.<\/p>\n
8: Be a good listener.\u00a0 Repeat back what you loved about what she said.\u00a0 If she loses her train of thought or gets interrupted by a homeless woman ranting about her lost son, remind her where she left off. She\u2019ll love that you remembered and you\u2019ll learn something new about her.<\/p>\n
9: Pray for her.\u00a0 When you bless the meal.\u00a0 When she complains of a headache.\u00a0 When she tells you something sad.\u00a0 Pray for her.\u00a0 Whether or not she\u2019ll become your new BFF, she\u2019s your sister in Christ.\u00a0 Take her needs to Dad, k\u2019ay.<\/p>\n
10: Ask her before you post something to social media. I know it\u2019s a little common sense, but it must be addressed.\u00a0 I so get your exuberance to proclaim to the inter webs that you do, in fact, have a social life, but if you want more girl-dates then exercise a little caution and ask about the slightly risqu\u00e9 hasthtag.<\/p>\n
11:\u00a0 Your husband will be so happy you had tons of time out with girls, but he won\u2019t want to debrief every single conversation you had.\u00a0 So scritch scratch in your journal, send a fun text to your friend about what you loved that evening, or (like me) sit down to write a blog post.<\/p>\n
12:\u00a0 Be open-minded.\u00a0 She may say something you don\u2019t agree with or (gasp) slightly annoys you.\u00a0 That\u2019s ok. She\u2019s not you and that\u2019s a good thing. She\u2019s your new friend and God may have something amazing in store for you.\u00a0 She may soften your edges or boost your self-confidence, or inspire your curiosity.\u00a0 Be open-minded and if she says buy the pencil skirt, for the love of all that\u2019s good and autumnal, BUY THE SKIRT.<\/p>\n
13:\u00a0 Praise God for the beauty of girlfriends and that particularly lovely expression of it.\u00a0 They are\u00a0 gifts, worthy of deep gratitude, so say a little prayer of \u201cthanks\u201d as you part ways.<\/p>\n
14: Suggest something you can do again on the date. It doesn\u2019t have to be a major commitment like say a book signing or shopping, it can be as simple as checking out that new stationary store or grabbing fro-yo\u2026again\u2026because, SoCal.\u00a0 And it\u2019s delicious.<\/p>\n
My timer went off guys and I have SO MUCH MORE to say.\u00a0 Especially about a wonderful distintincion Pastor Nadia made on being friendly and being welcoming. So, I guess it\u2019s good this is a daily writing challenge.\u00a0 Until tomorrow, my loves.<\/p>\n
Shalom and Scritch-scratching and Pencil Skirt Dreaming,<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today, I completed a Friendship Marathon: Shopping for clothes for Allume with one friend: Seeing Nadia Bolz-Weber speak with the mom of my daughter\u2019s new BFF: It\u2019s been a lovely day.\u00a0 I had fro-yo twice.\u00a0 I found a new trendy thrift store.\u00a0 I talked about books, theology, tattoos, and motherhood.\u00a0 Today was pretty much an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3037,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,447],"tags":[171,748,432,32,749],"class_list":["post-3587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-what-im-into","tag-31-days","tag-dates","tag-friendship","tag-love","tag-random-things"],"yoast_head":"\n
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