sister.

My parents never gave me a sister. I probably begged at one point, but i think i liked being the baby. I was so much younger than my brothers that they just thought i was just precious, and hey, being the baby girl has it's advantages! But, I did ask my brother for a sister. he provided. Being a sister-in-law is special to me :) I love Danielle and I can't imagine her not being a Booher. so much that it's really hard for me to ever add the "in-law" behind her title. she's great and i'm happy that she has been in my life for 7 years now. I can't wait until all of this nursing school crazy is behind me and i am able to spend more time with them! I would ask my other brother for a sister, but he would promptly respond, "i do what i want." :) I think he told me once that he wouldn't get married until he was at least 30....3 years away!!! 

So, all of that being said, I asked the One who really makes people for a sister. I prayed so long for someone who would be my very best friend. Someone that I would feel like I had known forever and would be just like a biological sister without all of the hissy fits. Little did I know, God had that already figured out. who.would.have.thunk.it? Courtlynd and I have been friends since 2002. We met at school. At the time, we were in 6th grade. OH MY, HOW WE HAVE CHANGED. ha! We have all of the notes that we wrote each other throughout middle and high school. they are REALLY funny to go back and read. oh man, we talked in code words a lot, so sometimes, we don't even know what they mean. and then, just in general what we talked about is different. SO thankful for Christ and the evidence of the Holy Spirit in our lives and sanctification taking place! 

I've been really thinking lately about how much the two of us are changing and how much i love it. We understand that it's the work of Christ in our lives that makes us love each other the way that we do. I can't imagine my life without a girl friend to sit and chat with about Jesus....nursing school (haha)...etc. But, down to the real point of this whole post is the change that is happening in us concerning all things domestic, missions, Godly womanhood, careers, wife/mother stuff, and probably more. You just never think that you are ever really going to grow up, ya know? I mean, when we were 11, we used to say that we were NEVER really going to be 20! We probably didn't even think we would know each other 9 years later. It has been SO NEAT to see, though. 

I think the funniest change is Court's love for frying. I never thought she would be the one to bread something and stick it in a pan. I mean, ANYTHING! She's always been the baker, but fryer? She just likes to cook. It makes me happy to see. I'm excited to watch her feed her family one day. She also makes her own washing detergent these days, and hangs her clothes on a line in the backyard sometimes. She's also SUPER thrifty and likes to find a good bargain. I love seeing her desire to hold babies. you know, "practice." i love to see her grab jack...considering he is bigger than she is. it's funny. she likes to be crafty and decorate.

I like to clean things. anything and everything. my new love is vacuuming. although, the Lord has not provided me with a love of dusting...i suppose i'll pray about it.. :) I'm learning to cook. Some things come easier than others. I enjoy the babies! I like to watch them grow and I like to watch them with their family. I'm excited about being a mom and encouraged by the women that have allowed me to watch them be moms. It's just a part of growing in Godly womanhood....so encouraged by the moms that have not made discipline a complete private matter, but have allowed me to listen in on correcting their children, in the LORD. so cool. so thankful for that picture in scripture. I like to organize things and make them look cute. 

We wanna get married more than we want to be super-duper independent workin' women! We're excited about nursing some days, don't get me wrong, but just the thought about being a wife sounds cool. We're not naive to think that our lives are going to be perfect from our wedding day on...but we were created to be helpmates (obviously, we were ultimately created to glorify God, and take the gospel to all of the nation, and to love people..), and we're excited about the thought of being one of those. I'm excited that she gets to go first...someone great snatched her up! :) We talk about possibly homeschooling our kids, and what a wonderful experience discipling our bambinos is going to be. We talk about submitting to our husbands, and how we are going to have to hold each other accountable to not get feisty over the little things! haha. We talk about "what if our husbands drag us overseas to plant a church in the middle of the desert." <

I think one of my most favorite things to do is talk about now, though. Which is so fun too, because these are the single years! Because more than likely, we are going to have to learn a new balance within the next few years. So doing ministry now, discipleship now, community now, and friendship now looks different that it will in a few years. I'm thankful that we don't have to be married to be Godly women. Especially for me, considering who knows when this girl is going to be anything but single. "Jesus is my boyfriend!" HAHA! oh boy, have i ever blogged about how much i hate that phrase? oh, i do. that could possibly be a "pet peeve" of mine. but really, SO thankful for being right where God has me! :) I'm thankful that we haven't forgotten to talk about the present. 

I'll stop going on and on. I just wanted to remember what we talked about at age 20. It's funny! So crazy how we mature and grow. I mean, I'm glad that we aren't talking about...whatever middleschoolers talk about. That'd just be weird!

I'm just happy that God gave me a sister named C.Moore, who hates writing the letter s, giving the capital I a top and bottom, and dotting eyes. 

PS. at the moment, i'm reading "Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood" by Piper and Grudem. It's kinda text-booky, but I'm enjoying just reading through it. slowly. 

also, SovHope's launch day was sunday. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT MY CHURCH!!!