still stuck on community...

So this week I got to see some really good friends that I haven't seen in what feels like a really long time. It was really good to see them too. We're both pregnant fam's and are due like a week apart from each other. Pretty nuts how that worked out (and no, we didn't plan that). We talked photography some though (totally different from my other buddy's stuff because it's outdoors and on color slides, zero photoshopping!) and what it's like living out by the grand tetons. I'm still jealous they live there in a lot of ways. Oh, and I got my butt kicked at Wii bowling, but that's alright. I'm neither a Wii owner, or much of a bowler. 

Anyways it was really great to see them and catch up. And it reminded me of why Courtney & I are so spread thin in the "people we see often" department. Don't get me wrong, we have people we see often, and I am SO thankful for those people, because they are such a vital part of our lives (you know who you are...mc's!). They keep us sane frankly. But, at the same time, I see the value of of having more than one couple that we can really hang out with and really be ourselves and be transparent with too. And for us, even being in the same chapter, in that we're both about a month out from our lives taking a major chapter change, being able to talk about that stuff, and the things we keep hoping for in our lives and the lives of our kids (which btw, totally looking forward to raiding the parks in OKC with Luke), it is just good for us. I wish we had more of that honestly. I mean, I left their house that night feeling like I'd been with family, but that's to be expected as this guy's been like a brother to me in a lot of ways for a good chunk of my life. But even more than that, I left feeling like I'd just gotten a reminder of what deep, Jesus-centered community looks like. To be together, to share in the ups & downs, to eat together (which I hadn't planned on, but Myra doesn't let you come over and party without making awesome food!), and to laugh and have fun. I don't think you can ever get enough of that. I know I don't at least.

And it's always fun to listen to Bobby & Jamie talking in their own little "semi-cowboy spanglish" that they've got going on. Hilarious. You don't even know. 

So yeah, that couple hours was something I deeply needed, and so enjoyed. And it left me wishing that I had that more often. And it leaves me wondering where exactly to find that too. That unfortunately hasn't changed for me. I'm looking forward to the day it does though. Apparently the UMC has decided to make it a major point of importance to find young people to bring to the church, I hope we're not starting that project too late. I hope it pans out because I find myself longing for that kind of community. 

What are you longing for? What is the thing your heart wishes for deeply?