Let me introduce you to my best friend. Her name is K.C. {the initials of her real name, but she’s gone by k.c. for forever}. She is really, really pretty, has amazing arms, brings out the wittiness in me, loves her three children more than any mom I know, can have a conversation with absolutely anyone and make them feel special, and serves the Lord wholeheartedly.
If you’d like a bit of the history of our friendship, this post tells all about it. But, in short, we’ve been friends since our freshman year of college and have made it through some rough patches {like the time when I tried to date her ex-boyfriend or when we had a minor blow-up while our families were living together}. What I love the most about our friendship is that we’ve made it through those hard times, growing closer rather than further apart. That proves to me that what we have is not based on convenience or circumstance, but on the Lord knitting our hearts together for a purpose.
K.C. has a gift of speaking and a heart for encouraging and challenging women in very relatable ways. She started a blog {www.sanctifiedpearl.com} a few months ago and uses it to share stories about everyday life, motherhood, faith and how they all intersect.
I was planning on doing a formal introduction at some point {because I think you all will really like her too} but had not yet figured out when and how I would do it.
When I read her post from yesterday, I knew it was the day.
If you are feeling weary, like life is crashing too hard, please read my best friend’s post : you will be encouraged.
Click here to read and say hi to K.C. for me!
Hi Emily. I don’t know if you remember me, but I went to APU and I’m great friends with KC also. :) I just wanted to let you know I came across your blog and loved it, bookmarked it, and then realized that I know you! :) Congratulations on such a wonderful site and way to showcase your amazing talent! And by the way, I’m in CO visiting a friend, and we wanted to craft something this week and she said, “Have you ever seen Jones Design Company?” I was floored. You’re truley making it around the country! Keep it up. We all love your style.
Katie (Lascurain) Morrow
What a precious friend, Emily. Thank you for sharing her with us. I think we’d all be blessed to have a friend like that. Still praying for my friend like that…one who sticks with you in Godliness and love.
Blessings and love,
Linsey
Thanks so much for this post. I’ve been struggling around here lately and KC’s post is exactly what I needed. I linked to it. Thanks for blogging too, I really love your insight and blog!
K.C.’s post was exactly what I needed to read tonight. Thank you for sharing :)
Hey, just wanted to tell you, I love your new header on the website!
Wow, that is crazy, I wrote a blog post on the exact same topic several years ago!
http://www.rareandbeautifultreasures.com/2009/04/refine-me.html
oh how i needed that at this.very.moment. thank you for sharing her link. i will try to remember myself as a piece of sea glass being refined.
Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!!
And you two look like sisters !
I can say I have one bestfriend. We’ve been through a lot and I can only love her more and more. And I was just on k.c’s site yesterday and now I want to go to the beach to collect sea glass !!!! Ahh love it.
That was the perfect thing for me to read today. Inspiring to say the very least. Thanks for the link and sharing your BFF!
Coolness! I’m off to visit your friend, but first I wanted to say that I am a new follower of your blog (I found you via The House of Smiths). I love what you do here! I created something fun using your beach bag tags that were offered up of at The House of Smiths today. You can visit my blog here and take a peek if you’d like to! :)
http://deedeecampbell.blogspot.com/2011/07/its-friday-and-i-found-freebies.html
Thank you so much for the FUN!
Thank you for sharing this encouraging post. I’m now a follower of both of your blogs.
Thanks for the link. It was just what I needed today!
I seriously liked her before I finished reading the 1st paragraph. You are blessed to have such a great friend! TGIF!
you both take a gorgeous picture!