She Ain't No Fool Part Deux

So today I could go on and on and tell you all the reasons why my friend Leslie is such a good friend, but I already did that last year! So this year, I’m going to tell you about something that you may not know about her, heck, sometimes she doesn’t even know it about her! I can say it in one word – STRENGTH! That’s right she IS strong! She always talks about how others are her “rock” and how strong they are but she doesn’t even know her own strength. Sometimes I don’t either – I actually used to not tell her stuff to shield her from “churchy” junk, but she has seen her share now and guess what? She’s still standing! (That’s strength!) She used to get a lot of criticism (and sometimes still does) from her family about her faith, but she always has a come back and stands up to every put down they can throw! (That’s strength!) At her job she is quick to stand up to every naysayer that reads the daily paper and tell people that “heck yeah I’m a holy roller!” (That’s Strength!) Even here lately, with all the stuff she’s going through, she calls me the other day to tell me about "just one. more. thing." and says “….but I’m not worried, I know God is in control!” (That’s Strength!) I’m not the only one who sees it either. Just last Saturday, her uncle says to her “….well you’ve always got your faith” and for him to say that is something! See, Leslie, you ARE strong!!
I stand in amazement at what God has and IS doing in her life! And if you were to ask me about 5 years ago which one of my friends would be going to church with me and serving God with everything they have, I wouldn’t have said Leslie!
Happy Birthday Leslie! I hope you have a great day. I hope you remember today that you ARE just as strong as any of us and sometimes even more! God is in control and he IS bigger than THAT!