Our Hearts Were Knit together in Love

There was a time when God put some very important people in my life. 

He perfectly planned it. 

Because they are some of the most magnificent people in the whole wide world.

 I'm privileged to call them some of my eternal best friends....

because they literally became my life preservers 

when James died. 

They are my Vegas girls 

who will 

always.

be more like sisters.

Than friends. 

Because if you recall, 

Heather,

Kim 

and Sarah 

were the ones who caught me as I stumbled out of that hospital room

right after I received the news that my 

James had died.
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I moved

Then Kim Moved,

then April moved

then Sarah moved

then Sassy Ashy moved.

But,

Austin

Kendra

Tina

Tani 

Stephanie

Bryn

and

Heather

Stayed. 

Back in the day,

Ash started a knitting group.

We were called the

"Day Time Hookers"

Every Wednesday we would knit, talk, laugh

and for a moment....

I would forget the grief-while laughter and friendship -filled my home as we knit.

I don't think these women understand how therapeutic it was every Wednesday for me...

because to me, it was more than hats being knit. 

It was our hearts being knit in love that would last forever, 

regardless of how many miles separated us.

It's been three years since we've all been together,

but tomorrow we will all embrace yet again.

Our friendship will pick up as we left it.

It will be as if it was yesterday we were all

sitting

crying

knitting

laughing

reminiscing of my baby

and 

sharing our lives with one another. 

Friendship like this isn't common. 

It's only created through the saddest of times,

but it's one of the silver linings of James' death...

All those who I now call blessed in my life

for being there for me when life was 

really really really hard.

I can literally feel a place carved out in my heart

reserved for each of these beautiful women. 

There are many others who were there for me.

Many.

Too many to list in fact.

And to them I am also grateful and would hate to minimize the part they had in

healing my heart as countless tears were shed, hours spent holding me as I wept and simple acts of service such as cleaning my home and cradling me as I cried.
A few to be mentioned:)

Kim Harmon.

Sarah Garner.

Tara Maxfield.

Cathy Reese.
I am more than thrilled to be with
the few people in this world
who
knew
James
and
loved
him.

I can't wait to share these beautiful women with you.
And I will
when I get back on
Tuesday.
Love,
Michelle