This was a poster our family made before she ran the Chicago Marathon this year.
This post is dedicated to my dear friend, Maria. She and I go way back. Our friendship began in college when we became roommates. We have shared so many special memories together: college, weddings, hanging out on the weekends together with our husbands (before kids), having babies, vacations, women's conferences, girls' weekends, and most important....growing in Christ.
Here are a few things I love about Maria:
- She has five wonderful children from the ages 2 to 10
- She homeschools
- She bakes her own homemade bread and waffles
- She ran the Chicago marathon this year
- She leads womens' bible studies in her home
- She is the most unselfish person I know
- She is consistently studying God's word and living it out
- She loves coffee probably more than I do
- She has a heart for the poor
- She is very genuine, no fluff, what you see is what you get
- She is one of the funniest people I know
- She drives a 12 seater, commercial, white van that looks like a church bus
- When we go on trips together with our kids I feel like we are on a fieldtrip
- She loves the same kind of music that I do
- She is humble
- She is a great cook
- She has a funny husband who dresses up as the Elf at Christmas time and Pizza Pat at birthday parties
- Her Christmas letter is one of the highlights of my year
- She has a Christ-centered home
- She perseveres in whatever she does
She does not do this in her own strength. Her strength comes from the Lord.
This past February Maria's mother, Janie Fuquay, passed away. She was also an extra special mom and friend. She was a great example of putting others before herself. She raised five children alone. I see alot of Janie in Maria. This past weekend would have been Janie's birthday. Thank you Lord for her life and the love of such a dedicated mother and friend.
Like mother....like daughter.
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