I started this series with a story about how God has brought special friends into my life at just the right time…
This has probably happend more times than I can count; in fact, I believe that all of my closest friends were hand-picked by God to be used in my life in some way or another. Sometimes God uses them in subtle ways, other times more overtly.
For some odd reason, some of my most kindred spirits have been girls named Kelly/Kelley/Kelli/Kellie. I’m not kidding about this! Part 1 of this series talked about one Kellie, and here’s another.
I met Kelley a few years ago, when my husband joined our church’s softball team in Orange County, CA. We happened to start talking in the stands one evening. Oddly enough, it turned out that we both had thoughts of moving to the Denver area, and specifically, Highlands Ranch. We were considering it for a job transfer, Kelley had randomly found it on the internet when searching for places to live outside California.
Neither of us really were sure these moves were going to happen but it spurned the start of conversation, and eventually a friendship. We later found other odd things in common~ we both have February birthdays, and are 8 months older than our husbands, who have October birthdays. Not to mention the fact that it turned out, that semester, her younger sister was in the Spanish class I was teaching.
Fast forward a few years, and here we both are living in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. They’ve been here a year longer than us, and thanks to Kelley, I’ve been involved in the most wonderful moms’ Bible study since the week we moved here. Now, next month we are going our separate ways, as their family moves east, and ours moves west. But I can’t imagine our year in Colorado without Kelley’s family. Their friendship has been such an integral part in our being here.
I love looking back a few years, and seeing the way God designed a certain story to unfold. Stay tuned for at least one more Kindred Spirits story.
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Such a blessing, Nicole!! God recently put a kindred spirit in my life that I really needed… He is good. It’s funny, many of my kindred spirits have been variations on Jennifer, Jeni, Jenny, etc.
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Kelley is awesome! I’m so lucky she is my sister-in-law. She is truly some one who you can confide in and will instantly make you feel better. You can definitely count on that family. We love our Stopniks and miss them very much! Kindred spirits always seem to come around just when you need them the most.
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What a cool story! This blog is really genuine and you should know you’re doing a great job.
I have some very close friends and they aren’t at all how I thought I would meet them. Some of them through blogging, go figure! LOL!
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Aaaahhhh!!!!! I love you too Nicole. Thank you for your friendship, I know we will always be friends. And I feel the same way about our unique way of finding one another. God is good how he give us friendships that build each other up.
Aw, what a special story! God is so great to connect us to special people!
Blessings,
Melissa
PS your blog is looking great!!!
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how bizarre, I know of at least two other couples who have moved from OC to Highlands Ranch. Like you guys, it was not based on job prospects or returning to family, but research based. Both couples are not quite 30, no kids yet, and felt Southern California was just not the place they wanted to, or could afford, to make their permanent home. One of the couple had to leave family behind, but already anticipate a couple of siblings moving to Colorado after college graduation. Much to their mother’s dismay!
Thanks you guys, for your sweet comments…
@mom, again~ Actually we did move here for a job, but my friend moved here simply because she found it and loved it.
We’re actually moving back to CA very soon to be closer to family! It’s true, though, there do seem to be a lot of OC transplants here!