Leisa
I missed yesterday's post because I was too busy having fun with my friend, Leisa. She moved to my area about three and a half years ago and I instantly liked her and her husband. They are a fun couple and we just clicked. Leisa is easy to talk to and we are emotionally very similar so we get each other.
While she lived here we spent a lot of time together serving the young women of our church congregation. We met together monthly to discuss the needs of the girls and to plan and to make improvements to the program. We also saw each other every Wednesday at the weekly youth activities and every Sunday for class with just the teenage girls and us. Then there were the youth volleyball tournaments, dances, training meetings and a host of various other activities that brought us together. It was a busy and fun time, especially when you add in that we both had a baby in those two years. Sometimes serving with people is a challenge as you merge leadership styles or work with different personalities but our group worked well and it was a joy to serve with them. Leisa was in charge and I was one of her helpers and I was always so grateful that she listened and respected my opinion even when she disagreed or felt a different idea was better. She is a great leader and I loved our time serving together.
Six months ago she shocked me with the announcement that she was moving about 90 minutes away. Just far enough away to make it a challenge to get together but close enough that we still could. I was pretty heart broken. She lived in my neighborhood and we used to meet up for walks or to play at the park while our kids, who are good buddies, played together. She was the first one I'd call to ask to watch my kids while I went to a dentist appointment and hanging out with her family was such a joy. It was a sad day when they moved away.
Luckily, she still wants to hang out with me and I still love hanging out with her so we get together just about every month, for which I am very grateful. She's come down and spent the night at my house in order to see a friend of ours in a play and again to go to a baby shower. I went up yesterday and we met at the zoo and then she watched my kids for me so I could attend our church's temple, which is right by her house. She's let my husband sleep there when it is too late for him to commute all the way home. She is generous, kind, supportive and I just love being with her.
I've never walked away from a conversation feeling insecure about what I said and how she may have taken it. I went up to visit her last week and literally spent four hours straight just talking with her while our kids played. Leisa just gets me and we can talk for hours without awkwardness or me feeling stupid, which is seriously unusual and such a gift in my life. She is smart, well-read, articulate, a great teacher, fun to be with, insightful and honest. I think our connection is pretty special and I love her and am grateful for the wonderful blessing she is in my life.
While she lived here we spent a lot of time together serving the young women of our church congregation. We met together monthly to discuss the needs of the girls and to plan and to make improvements to the program. We also saw each other every Wednesday at the weekly youth activities and every Sunday for class with just the teenage girls and us. Then there were the youth volleyball tournaments, dances, training meetings and a host of various other activities that brought us together. It was a busy and fun time, especially when you add in that we both had a baby in those two years. Sometimes serving with people is a challenge as you merge leadership styles or work with different personalities but our group worked well and it was a joy to serve with them. Leisa was in charge and I was one of her helpers and I was always so grateful that she listened and respected my opinion even when she disagreed or felt a different idea was better. She is a great leader and I loved our time serving together.
Six months ago she shocked me with the announcement that she was moving about 90 minutes away. Just far enough away to make it a challenge to get together but close enough that we still could. I was pretty heart broken. She lived in my neighborhood and we used to meet up for walks or to play at the park while our kids, who are good buddies, played together. She was the first one I'd call to ask to watch my kids while I went to a dentist appointment and hanging out with her family was such a joy. It was a sad day when they moved away.
Luckily, she still wants to hang out with me and I still love hanging out with her so we get together just about every month, for which I am very grateful. She's come down and spent the night at my house in order to see a friend of ours in a play and again to go to a baby shower. I went up yesterday and we met at the zoo and then she watched my kids for me so I could attend our church's temple, which is right by her house. She's let my husband sleep there when it is too late for him to commute all the way home. She is generous, kind, supportive and I just love being with her.
I've never walked away from a conversation feeling insecure about what I said and how she may have taken it. I went up to visit her last week and literally spent four hours straight just talking with her while our kids played. Leisa just gets me and we can talk for hours without awkwardness or me feeling stupid, which is seriously unusual and such a gift in my life. She is smart, well-read, articulate, a great teacher, fun to be with, insightful and honest. I think our connection is pretty special and I love her and am grateful for the wonderful blessing she is in my life.
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