Last Saturday I met the beautiful and too-sweet-for-words Lanier (left) for a fruit smoothie and talk time before boarding my plane for Alaska. She was walking without any sort of brace on her healing ankle which was good to see. I know her long recovery from the accident has been wearying.
We talked about all sorts of things–basically just continuing the conversation we hold each week on the phone. How nice to get to speak in person even if just for an hour! If only Alaska and Atlanta were closer together…
The next day I got to hug Elizabeth (and Baby) hello when they picked me up for church. The last time I saw her was Gretchen’s wedding and Baby is definitely more active and growing. Elizabeth is absolutely adorable. What a comfort to have friends to walk with entering my new church home for the first time. The rest of the day was spent with the Jacksons talking, walking, enjoying a rare sunny late-summer afternoon.
Yesterday Elizabeth and I got together again to run a few errands, explore a used bookstore and eat Chinese food. What a blessing to have friends right here, in real life, to spend time with, to share with, to lean on.
Who would have imagined just a couple months ago that you would be living near such dear friends.
I look forward to the day when we are all in one place, with no airports and no time zones to figure. 
Amen to what April said!! I have friends scattered all over the world and I can’t wait for the day when Jesus comes again to take us all home! I just pray that we will all be found watching and praying!
Enjoy Alaska!
God bless
Leilani
Thats wonderful that you got to spend time with such dear friends. What a joy to finally be able to see them face to face after such a long time of phone conversations and emails.
Hope you’re having a wonderful time in Alaska!
No time zones? Whattt? =)
What if I like being ahead of the rest of y’all in the States? I think AST is just fine.
Had a friend here in Alaska tell me at church yesterday how God is going to accomplish “the first shall be last and the last shall be first…”
You see…He’s just going to move the Prime Meridian over a bit, so that the first time zone is last