Do Your Friends Know You Love Them?

Last updated on: September 4, 2014 at 3:37 pm by Brandan Robertson

Do Your Friends Know You Love Them? 2014-09-04T15:37:35-04:00 Brandan Robertson

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I only rarely use this blog space to share other peoples blogs, but today on Donald Millers Storyline website, the fabulous Shauna Niequist reflects on what it means to be a good friend. It is such a worthwhile and important little post that you would be better for reading. In it, Shauna reflects on a conversation shad had with our husband where they discussed some of their good friends and what makes them so good. From this conversation, she takes a way a very important point. Here’s a bit of what she says:

“Aaron had a college professor who said over and over, “It doesn’t matter how much you love your kids. What matters is communicating that love in a way that they can understand and feel that love.”

And the same is true for friendship.

As it is true for marriages and all relationships.

It’s so easy for me to feel warm, loving thoughts about friends or family members… and then go on about my day, never reaching out, sending a text, or setting a date to connect.

I think about them all the time, pray for them, and watch the details of their lives spool out over Facebook—first day of school photos, last moments of summer photos. I feel connected and warm, full of affection for these lovely people.

But how on earth would they know that?”

Read more of these wise and wonderful words by clicking here.

Peace-

Brandan

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