THANK GOD FOR THEM!

THANK GOD FOR REAL (give it to you straight) GIRLFRIENDS!

Seriously, there are a few women that I have been friends with for years that I know I can depend on to give me the sho'nuff truth and ALWAYS have my back and are there to support me. I'm not talking about those fair weather heffas chicks that may be here today and gone tomorrow, are not dependable when you need them, and don't know the actual meaning of friendship. Tangent: yall know how I feel about the use of the word friend. So many people use it to describe people not worthy of the title.

This fast has taught me so much about my relationship with God, myself, and my money. I that I won't be in the $5 wealth club along with so many other brown girls irresponsible with what God has blessed me with. I will be a good steward. Yes, I know that all sounds good, but what are words without action? So that means that I had to make some choices and adjustments. I swear swallowing big girl pills are not fun. And even when I complained about the decision last night, my God-sister assured me that it wasn't and that I was making responsible priorities. Thank God for her. So I moved on to another phone call I had to make regarding a decision. Again, I was met with support for my decision. So finally it came down to calling ILYT-who was clearly knocked out and wasn't accepting my calls. That meant emailing her this morning. I was so uneasy because my decision affected her (and the other two) and I was just unsure how it would go over. Her response to me literally left me in tears. God truly blesses us with people in our lives who are so incredibly supportive. I could not be more thankful. Seriously!

So here's to my girlfriends, my sisters, my best friends. Here's to growth and becoming big girls. Here's to honest, loving, no holds barred, down and dirty, open friendship. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you should question who you call friend. Can you be open and vulnerable with your inner circle? If the answer is no, then perhaps that isn't who God has called to be in your inner circle.