Carrie is one of my very best friends in the whole world. Our relationship is so unique because of the incredible amounts of quality time we have been so fortunate to have with one another as adults. We all have those friends in high school and college that we get to spend unlimited time hanging out with and really getting to know, but it is rare to have those opportunities once we enter the world of adult responsibility. Since we taught together in such a small classroom both day and night school and walked almost every morning together for 45 minutes for like 5 years, we were practically attached at the hip. Never have I ever spent that much time with someone except for my kids. My years with her are my sweetest memories of young adulthood. I have never met someone with such a gift of relational evangelism as she has. She is an amazing woman.
I love my Carrie! Across the miles she is my partner in crime homeschooling her 4 children, sharing ideas, recommending delicious books and recipes, praying together, helping me pinch a penny even tighter, and so much more. (plus we share "joker's smiles" and that makes me happy) I have a few friends that I miss so much it physically hurts and she is one. I dream of what it would be like to "do life together" with my soul sisters again. So many things would I change if I ever returned to Kansas...I would totally stalk my sweet friends to the point of irritation, I am sure, but they'd love me enough to tell me so. I am so thankful for the telephone...that antiquated thing our kids won't even know how to use. Sometimes it is my lifeline!
