Same Difference

She's intellectually mesmerizing with an academic record that would blow your mind. She is well cultured, well bred, and an absolute joy to be around.
Aside from our dark hair and shared birth year, we are polar opposites.
How then do two (relatively) young women with so little in common have hearts that are knit so closely with one another?
We share the same Father. An amazing Father, who's love and compassion for us stretches clear across the globe. This is a fact that we have learned through the research we like to call our friendship. Whether Beth is suffering homesickness while studying abroad in Scotland, or I am suffering sick-of-homeness while being a soccer mom in the same little town we grew up in, our compared notes show His mercy shinning down in our lives.
What a joy to share stories of those little ways that our Father shows us His concern for our daily lives!
There are many prayers requests shared between the two of us, with the unspoken understanding that the other one could never possibly understand what we are experiencing. That is perfectly okay with us though, because we each know that the other will bring those requests before the Father who created each of us with all of our individual quirks and challenges, a Father who knows and understands far beyond what we can even understand about our situation our self.
The thought of such a friendship brings a smile of delight to my face, as I truly am blessed beyond measure.