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It’s Good To Have Friends With Gas
Yesterday most of you read my rant about our gas crisis here in Nashville. Well, my friend, accountability partner, and fellow elder, Brian Alexander, read about my situation on twitter and jumped in to help.
In honor of Brian I thought we could make this “Brag on Your Friend Day”.
So why don’t you take a second and tell us about something kind one of your friends has done for you lately.
Proverbs18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
57 Comments:
We’re not out of gas south of the ATL, but my friend did run out of gas last week after church and went to rescue her from the grass that was as tall as her car because the GA DOT is cutting back on grass cutting because of the gas! Anywho…we have church on Tuesday and Wednesday night so my friend offered to cook a meal for our families to have at church before service because we have to be there early for different activities our children are invloved in. I work and she is a stay at home mom. Nothing like GREAT friends!
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Tracy
7:49 am
WOW…glad you caught “that side” of him on tape!!
Mostly, I LOVE doing things for peeps….any thing that I know will make them smile…it’s VERY hard for me to be the receiver…but this week, I kinda HAVE to be because it’s THAT TIME OF YEAR (yep, another year older…Y U C K!) however, I have some VERY dear friends and I am being taken out for lunch by a different friend every single day this week! THAT is special to me!
CPFitness, here I come!!!
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OCD-ism/Obsessive Christian Disorder
8:00 am
I think that true friendship is rare. Companionship is common, but friendship….yeah, it’s rare.
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Joey
8:02 am
My friend sent me a “Ten Things I Love about Ally” list in the mail. It’s nice to get fun mail!
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ally
8:15 am
When my friend found out that I had spent the night and most of the next day at the hospital with one of my kids, she brought over sandwich fixin’s, donuts, fruit and popsicles, and a Frappuccino for me. It was so helpful and incredibly sweet. I hope I can return the blessing someday.
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Jenny
8:20 am
This has to be about 3 of my friends…This past weekend 3 of them flew to KC to meet meet me (and each other in person)was extravegant and incredible! We have been blogging for about a year. That display of love and hope was the most awesome thing ever. Yay!
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kristiapplesauce
8:32 am
i found out that i am going to have to pay a million (not really but close
) dollars to get my car tuned up so i had to cancel any hopes of vacationing. i was planning on going up to michigan to visit a friend but couldn’t with my car… so one morning she surprised me and used a few of her airline miles and bought me a ticket!
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nicole
8:52 am
What are friends?
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Giant Idiot
9:03 am
My friend to brag on is my sister-in-law who has been staying with us to help my wife Jamie, with her morning sickness. Jessi has been staying for four weeks now. Not only has she been helping around our house, she even helps on Sundays at church without complaint.
She is headed to Texas this week to pick up a new custom guitar and to play a couple events. We will be praying for her that she can find gas to buy along the way as well and safe travels.
http://www.jessilynn.com/
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Lance
9:04 am
Last week we were battling our first ear infection and we were losing BIG TIME!! I felt like I had slept or showered in days (guess I felt that way because it was true!). My dear friend Erin came by to drop pick something up I had made for her and stayed to help the girls and I get to the doc for a re-check! It was such a blessing to have HELP carrying everything to the car and then have some adult conversation! I didn’t expect it, which is what made it all the more special.
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Joelle
9:24 am
Last week was my b-day and so a dear friend of mine took my kids on Saturday afternoon and helped them bake a b-day cake for me. Sweet and Sweet…
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Carrie G.
9:40 am
Wow – great story. It’s good to have friends, huh? As trite as it may be, I want to brag on my wife. She gets me more than anyone. She has a beautiful way of calling me out while still encouraging and affirming me to be who God made me to be. I’m grateful that above every other role she plays in my life that she is first and foremost my friend. It’s good to have a companion to come home to and eat breakfast with in the morning. This first year of marriage has been filled with more laughter than I would have ever expected. It seems that at the end of a long day, we all need someone who can make us laugh. Ashley does that for me.
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Jeff and Ashley
9:44 am
@Jeff, bragging on your wife is always a good thing.
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Pete Wilson
9:45 am
i have a friend who lives in AL now, but at the time lived in Ringgold, GA and drove 3 hrs one night to be with me during a bad situation and talked with me for a few hrs, made sure i was ok and drove back home around 2 am. She had to be back at work at 7 am.that morning.
That is a AMAZING friend …she is like a sister to me and i love her to death. Thank God for GOOD friends that no matter how far or what the cost is by your side when you need them most!!
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Kallie
9:55 am
can anyone top this? my friend just kept my 3 boys (she has 3 of her own too) for SEVEN DAYS & SEVEN NIGHTS while my husband & I went on a church plant scouting trip. THANKS, again Leslie! you’re the best!
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jen
10:02 am
So what is the deal with the gas shortage there ?? No shortage here in MO.
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sher
10:05 am
My friend Steve paid for my lunch yesterday.
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ncarnes
10:08 am
My brother took my children’s orders and made their plates on my birthday. I was so happy to be able to just take care of my own plate and sit down that I got a little misty eyed. Guys, do that for your wives every once in a while. Mommies forget what it feels like to just sit down and eat.
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Anita
10:26 am
Looks like your friend Brian was one of those guys filling up his car & 3 or 4 cans of EXTRA gas !!!!!!
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David
10:32 am
Well my best buddy actually kinda sorta told off my leadership in defense of me. Granted it was stupid of her, and the tone got her in trouble, but I saw the heart behind it… and that blessed me. Even if she did have to repent. LOL! Love that girl!
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Ronni
10:44 am
My Pastor Josh and his wife Carla have helped me and my wife Sherry in a ton of ways over the last year. Most of it is too personal for this venue but surfice it to say they will never know how much they mean to us and how great it is to be able to call them friends.
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Harold
11:00 am
Too many to name have helped our family recently. The old saying is so right, “…you find out who your friends are.” I have had more help from my Cross Point and Nashville Christian family than my own.
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jodyduncan
11:01 am
We just had our 3rd child … this one a girl and several of our friends in our small group threw us a shower to give us “pink” things for our newest addition. It was SUCH a blessing since all we know are boys
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Heather
11:04 am
Yes I do fill up 3 or 4 gas can and sell it to people broken down on the interstate. They are appy to pay $10 a gallon for the gas to be brought to them. Just kidding, don’t email me.
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5th Street
11:21 am
My friend, Sarah, bought me dinner last night
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Christina Schmidt
11:22 am
my friend bailed out my husband when his car was out of gas… which saved me the trip with three kids!
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brandiandboys
11:33 am
Not to brag or anything, but I could totally get into a “my friend is better than your friend” match with anyone because I have CRAZY amazing friends. I literally, and I mean literally, couldn’t do my life without them. But my favorite things are the stupid little things. Like the fact that I hear from each of them every single day without fail. I can’t leave my house, so when my friend Susie called me at 10:00 last night and said, “I know you like to live vicariously through us, so let me tell you about my day with the boys…” and then had me in stitches for 45 minutes. I’m telling you, the little things make every day seem so much better.
@Giant Idiot: I had a remark for you but since I don’t actually know you I thought I’d better keep it to myself and not get in trouble.
But with a name like idiot it’s kind of hard to…
sara
http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com
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sara
11:48 am
@brandiandboys…. very funny!
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Pete Wilson
12:10 pm
I have an amazing friend named Jenny who I can always count on to be there for me. The best part for me is, she loves my kids just like as if they were hers. Having had friends in the past that wanted just me without my kids, I am so thankful that God sent her my way. She has been a HUGE blessing to my life, and is just so fun to hang out with and be around. She brings me joy. I don’t know how I’ve made it without her all these years. But I’m sure glad I won’t have to anymore. She’s just amazing!
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Rachel Rowell
12:16 pm
My good friend Rhiannon finally came to church with me Sunday. I have felt God calling me to get Rhiannon at Crosspoint for almost a year now and she finally agreed to come. Thanks Rhiannon for helping me complete one of my many tasks and I hope you come again.
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rg
12:56 pm
@rg, that is awesome! Please tell Rhiannon that we hope she felt right at home!
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Pete Wilson
1:00 pm
Well, during this economic crisis, many of my friends did not cringe when I asked for financial support to be able to to on a mission trip to Africa in December. 14 of them pitched in $2,700 in a 2-week period. That is mind boggling to me!
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melissa1970
1:24 pm
I could go on forever about so many of my friends, but I’ll mention here my friend Heather. She goes above and beyond so many times. I just got married a few months ago, and she not only threw us a shower and made tons of awesome food for it, she came down to the wedding and took care of everything from cleaning the beach to overseeing the florist, setup and caterers, to making sure I stayed calm and worry-free and fed all day! She’s amazing! Every time I’m sick she cooks for me, calls me every day to see how I am, and keeps me encouraged.
I also have to brag on my best friend, my husband Ken. Because I get home later than he does every night, he goes to the grocery, makes sure we have something for dinner, and he’s also made lunch for me this week because he knows I won’t do it! He also helps out in many other ways and usually never complains!
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dana
1:54 pm
This past weekend was DNOW for our students. I was busy planning and leading the event all weekend long, so my two friends Johnny and Lucas went over to my house and cut my grass for me. They knew I would be busy all weekend so they wanted to help me in this way. I have many good friends, but these two really helped me out this past weekend.
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youthpastoradam
2:16 pm
I love this opportunity to “brag” about friends! Right now my daughter is in India and it is very difficult for her (tender heart so many needs) and I have called several friends to pray for her over the last 48 hours, their loving willingness and joy to do so has been so encouraging and a great reminder of the gift of having “go to” friends.
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Julia
2:29 pm
My friend (and current boss) Sharon, let me live with her for almost two months when I first moved to Nashville while I tried to find a place to live. She had only ever met me once (during my interview) before I moved here and she opened her house to me.
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Jennifer
2:49 pm
This year my son started Kindergarten and with working nights it has made it a hard transition for me schedulewise. My daycare provider and neighbor have been heaven sent to me this year!!
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Tracey
2:49 pm
that title is too funny.
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danielle
3:04 pm
Well I “am” a person of a “certain age”…let’s just say I could be your mom Pete!
Anyway, I was chatting with a young friend recently and one thing led to another and she offered to paint a room for me. Now I’m fully capible to do it myself..but I’m dealing with some back issues currently…so I know she’s offering it because she wants to bless me and if I’d refuse I’d take away the blessing “she” would receive by giving me mine! The painting day is still in the future but I’m getting things ready (prep work) for her to come and do it. I can’t wait!!!
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Libby
3:11 pm
My friend Patti in wisconsin who is married to my first husband. She has always been there for our children and consider them her own. She goes out of her way for charity events and has an unselfish way about her. We communicate weekly and sometimes numerous times through out the day on hobbies, children, recipes. My children and I would be lost without her. May God Bless her and embrace her.
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Gina
4:54 pm
@Gina, did you just compliment the woman who is married to your first husband????
That is like the coolest thing I’ve read all day. What a self-less perspective to have. I’ve got to ask you more about this later.
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Pete Wilson
4:59 pm
Here in SW Ohio, we were without power for almost 9 days as a result of a Hurricane Ike-style windstorm. Our house was almost the last to get power back, so my friends who had their power restored allowed me to come over to do laundry (14 loads, as I have 5 kids) and use their internet connection, brought us a hot cooked meal, and offered us all kinds of support. Neighbors helped each other clean up the yard debris, we had neighborhood “clean out the melting refrigerator” barbeques, and we got to know each other quite a bit better because there was nothing really to do inside the house, so we all came outside and talked. Okay, I admit it got old not having electricity, but it was really nice in so many ways.
So I won’t name one person in particular, but I will say that our family feels quite blessed to have the friends and neighbors we have!
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Jan Connair
5:26 pm
It is no secret that Brian has “gas”…in general, I encourage him to be courteous and not share it with others.
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Nate VZ
7:25 pm
I am with Nate on this one. (By the way, great to see you in blog-world Van Zeeland). I am not so sure I want to call B.A. to come a runnin when he has gas!!
On a lighter note (no Pun intended), I am so proud to be part of the CP family. We are truly blessed to be surrounded by such a strong group of selfless people.
Also. Happy 30th B’day Deb!! Love ya!! Mean it!!
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Derek Murphy
8:27 pm
aww! B Alexander to the rescue!!
i would brag on my buddy Mikey, except it’d just embarrass him. but he’s awesome
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krista
8:41 pm
@Derek Murphy, I couldn’t agree more. We are so blessed to be part of such a great community.
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Pete Wilson
8:51 pm
sigh…you know i met mandy thompson this week. my heart is so full its about to burst! i love that she let me in… that is huge for me. it signifies trust.
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tam
9:56 pm
My roommate knows how much I love Sonic and brought me a drink home the other day as a surprise!
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seekingrecklessabandon
10:04 pm
my friend Sheila spent most of last Thursday praying with me and helping me set the stage for our new series then she ran all over town for me so i could have my sabbath on Friday! She’s just always willing to pitch in to help me because she cares.
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janowen
10:17 pm
My internet friend, Heidi, shared her heart with us [see http://hlpartlow.blogspot.com/2008/06/when-god-breaks-your-heart.html.
Makes you not feel so bad about gas prices, when so many cannot give their children the smallest morsel of food, and others (like Heidi) are racking their brains trying to figure out a solution. We must continue praying about this Global Food Crisis…and raise all the funds we can to help alleviate the problem!
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Juli Jarvis
12:06 am
my best friend and i actually had a conversation about the rarity of true friendship and how grateful we both are that we have it.
we live far away from each other, and i think the best thing she does for me is still include me in her life. she makes sure i know i am irreplaceable. AND she has spent lots of money coming to visit me – she’s coming in november and that will be her 6th or 7th time to visit in two years. plane tickets aren’t cheap, but i’m glad she thinks i’m worth it.
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elizabeth
10:43 am
My best friend is just always there when I need her. I was spazzing out the other day, and she took control when I just fell completely apart.
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Tanilan
11:43 am
I have lots of friends who have gas. I have it sometimes too. Holly doesn’t like for me to discuss it in public forums though..
Big UPs to BA for coming through!
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Dave Myers
2:52 pm
Did you hear about that dude that spent $700 on gas. I found it on nashvillest.com. sad story.
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Jeff Goins
10:40 pm
You know all the enemy has to do is get us distracted and we are ineffective. Sometimes we think that satan wants us to fall morally and while that would be nice for him…he is quite pleased to get us distracted so that we are not focused on Jesus!
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Michele
10:47 pm
One of my friends just called to tell me TimTams were now in stock again at the local store. They’re an Aussie chocolate cookie. You bite two of the corners off (kitty-corner to each other) of the cookie, dip it into your tea a bit and sip your tea through it. Then you quickly eat the cookie before it melts and it’s all melting chocolate in your mouth…seriously amazing.
Yep, she’s a life saver (:
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katelynjane
2:02 pm
Apologies for inserting update into post comment off topic.
I’m writing to let you know my Sharing Notes blog is history.
If I happen to be on your link list, below is my new blog name/address (if I am not on your link list, no worries what so ever… if you are receiving this you are on my link list – please let me know if problem):
Roxanne Kristina
http://roxannekristina.blogspot.com/
If you would like more details please read this post:
http://roxannekristina.blogspot.com/2008/09/dear-ones-link-list.html
Blessings,
Roxanne
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Roxanne Kristina
3:22 am