Sharing my sweet Hallie with you...

Cookies from Hallie

This is a God thing and I share this story in hopes that it brings encouragement to you (my friends), who may be praying for a God-sent friend. Sometimes we pray for what seems like a lifetime for God to send us a special friend, sometimes out of deep sorrow, we stop asking or believing for such a thing. Then the 'suddenly' of God occurs and smack-dab out of nowhere there appears 'just what your heart desired'. It has only been since August of 2007 that we had our first face to face, you see we had a mutual blogfriend-matchmaker Cindy, who knew both of us had a little empty spot in our lives that she thought the other could fill. Oh, how right my sweet Cindy was.

Now the photos I will share are all from the blessings of Hallie...when she heard I was sick, she (being sick too), hustled her bum over to the Whole Foods Market, in search of the perfect fare for a vegetarian soup. Hmm, it was so yummy. She put in so many wonderful tasty veggies, plus my very favorite ZUCCHINI! Can you say yum?

For Christmas with her own two hands, she designed a beautiful sign to adorn my wall...it is amazingly beautiful, sentimental and such an encouragement to me in this endless adoption waiting game that my Knight and I are playing. Every detail of the sign is done to perfection, the little hearts that have numbers 5-12 painted on a side-are a reminder that God is still at work and can indeed bring us 12 adopted children IN THIS LIFETIME. ;-) Sweet Hallie, apologized for not going higher with the numbers (she knows my heart), but assured me that she could make more when they are needed. What a tender sweetheart she is, huh?

Can I also tell you that she has twice been by my side when I had to put King Meemer (5) in an ambulance. God knew I needed her, and made sure she was by my side with each situation that needed an E.M.T. trained person. How cool that she was able to use her skill to bless me, though truly I hope to never need her in that capacity ever AGAIN.

Hallie is so sweet, creative, fun, hard-working, kind, loving, generous, tender...needless to say gorgeous. She is definitely a "keeper," and how blessed am I to have God sneak up and smack me with a dear friend like Hallie. *Did I also say that she has 2 very sweet daughters? Her 14 year old I could just hold and never let go and her 2 year old is such a little bundle of joy...so fun when we plunk our crews together. Our 14 year old daughters are dear friends too now...sweet, huh?!

God has put us together, plopped us in His Word together, placed us in the same church (at the same service!) and given us so many similar interests to share...did I also say that we go to the gym together? (okay, when we manage to get to the gym!)


I don't know WHY God suddenly brought Hallie into my heart, I certainly don't deserve her, but my heart is swooning in joy for her friendship and for the bits of time each week that we get to spend together. Yup, it is a story with a very happy ending indeed.

*Hallie has a cool bookstore too....check it out...Blue Thistle Books!