1/4 of the A Team...

Sometimes you need to get weepy and thankful for your people. Today it's my Lisa.

and Yes, she's mine....so don't get any crazy ideas about stealing her, got it?

she is just my favorite. I love that's she got a story to tell. She's been through a shit ton. and it's nice to know that she's "been there" is so many ways and can speak to a million different situations and she does it without being pushy or overbearing (for the most part) ...which is a trait i still lack( for the most part) .

I love that she's humble and loves Jesus, but not like everyone else does. She spends her time loving and living like Jesus. Completely out of love and living sacrificially. Her heart beats for all the right things. If more people knew her, Christians would have a better name.

of course the second you tell her any of this she gets all introverted and will blow it off and tell you that she's a sinner and she's got a lot of work to do....

but don't we all. I love that she doesn't want or need attention, she does what she's called do and is obedient to it....even went it make her completely mental. Though, i also don't think she get the credit she deserves for all the crazy she does and deals with on the regular...

I love that she's sassy and no bullshit and all about truth...with not a lot of sugar...which takes some getting use to...but she'll tell it to you straight and she's rarely wrong. And somehow...when she's telling you all the things you don't want to hear you don't even get that mad because you know its coming form a place to love.

she's got real expressive eyes, though, so if she thinks you're full of shit, you're going to be able to tell. Which is literally one of my favorite traits....but, in case you're wondering, i'm full of shit a lot.

I mean I don't want you to think that she's all....i don't know....beth moore...weird....because she's not. She loves all the right things but she's real. She' swears, and laughs and loves trashy TV and all kinds of crazy music and pinterest and floating in the pool and making fancy drinks....and well...she's regular.

she's cooks and bakes like a pro...so...that's always a plus.  And i get to learn a lot from her about...life....relationships, motherhood, church life, marriage...i mean for real...she's a gem...

And i like that we can go from talking about real things to dumb stuff or sit in the same room saying nothing for a few hours...and just be.

And she's going to Uganda to hang with IJM and some widows this month and that's amazing and brave and so cool. I could go on forever, she's amazing, and i am just so blessed by her, her family and this season of life.

if my heart is going to  do any mending it's gonna happen here.

I don't know, that just seems like a really big deal you know? To find people you love like you're family and  feel the same about you?

i don't know that everyone gets to experience that. I think it makes Jesus really happy.

So, here's to 1/4 of my A-team. i'd be lost without her. and them.