The Carter's

My friends remind me

by their very steadfastness,

that truth, beauty and goodness exist in the world.and that, no matter what,

there are and always will be

people loving people

through THICK and through THIN! ;)

It is hard to believe that almost 14 years ago we were thrown into a room together at the chi-o house and had no idea how truly meaningful each would be to each other's lives.

we are missing faces in these pics (missed you girls! ) but ALL of our girls mean the world to me! :)

we still all talk through email almost every day. we started doing that when we graduated and have been emailing multiple times a day, everyday for 10 years now.

when one laughs, we all laugh

when one cries, we all cry.

we all know how to encourage each other, how to laugh at each other, and how to laugh at ourselves, how to listen, how to comfort, how to celebrate, how to want the very best for each other.

we have been through boyfriends and break ups, weddings and wonder ifs, fights with our husbands and i'm sorry's, screaming kids and "mommy i love you"s , new jobs and down sizes, adoptions and travels, labor and deliveries, lost touch and open arms, cancers and sickness,  loved ones passing away and healthy recoveries, pregnancies and miscarriages, moving houses and moving to a new country, new beginnings and daily struggles. and most recently a loss of a child. 

our faith has strengthened. that is for sure.

God has placed these friendships in each of our lives to share His love.

and for that, we are grateful. 

we all have separate groups of friends that we have made or carried with us throughout the years and those friendships continue as gifts as well 

But our experiences, in this group, keep our hearts bound to each other forever.

may it ALWAYS remain as constant and solid throughout the years.

love you girls!!! :)

 

and PLEASE excuse my stupid self in all these pics! haha.