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Nat and I were friends before we moved to Memphis - mainly because I decided we would be. Before I knew her as a friend, I knew her as someone who clearly loved the Lord and lived her life for His glory. How could I not want to be besties!! Nat has been one of my nearest and dearest in Memphis and everything I thought to be true before meeting her has been confirmed over the last 4 years of friendship. She is steady and kind and fun and she has walked with me in all seasons. We have done all the cliches - laughed together, cried together, served together, and just lived a whole bunch of life side by side. I owe so much of what my life looks like in Memphis to the Lord using Nat's obedience and faithfulness. I told Nat, in our early days of friendship, that she was one of my best friends. Thankful that I really knew what I was talking about!
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Sawyer and I are 13 years apart. There are parts of this age gap that are awesome and there are parts of this that are really hard. I left for school when she was 5 and we haven't lived in the same house since. I have watched her grow up through letters sent back and forth, phone calls, and trips home that always, always go by way too fast. I know, though, that the Lord is not careless in His timing and getting to be Sawyer's big sister, even from afar, is the best thing ever. She is the best of all of us - smart, hard working, a little OCD (gets that from me, for sure), kind, a good friend, athletic, and hilarious. She loves Rob and I am thankful that she has another boy in her life to talk to her about all things sports. I love her with all the strength the Lord has given me and I am thankful for a built in bestie.
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Koral is my longest best friend. We haven't lived in the same place since senior year of highschool, but I think we always knew that wouldn't stop us. Some of my favorite memories are with Koral - riding the bench during our high school soccer games (and also losing our minds when one of us actually got into the game), making lots of mistakes while learning to drive, watching Dance Moms and crying over High School Musical 3. When I was accepted into MTR, Koral flew out to Memphis with me and while our whole lives were about to change and we were about to have to become real grown ups, having her with me while I visited Memphis for the first time felt big. Since then, she has become a world traveler and I have settled into the 7-4 of teaching six and seven year olds - but our friendship has and will outlast every trend, every move, every season.
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Emily is like sunshine in human form - so cheesy, I know, but she has truly felt like a sister since the day we met. I remember walking laps around Crosstown when we had breaks during grad classes - talking about serious things and silly things and just establishing a friendship that would become one of my favorites in Memphis. Em has never met a stranger and is the epitome of gentleness. She is fun and goofy and cries just because she sees someone else crying - something we bonded over in our early days. She is the biggest cheerleader and safest confidante and someone I know makes life in Memphis infinitely sweeter.
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Meg and I have spent a lot of time the last year reflecting on what we would tell our younger selves about what our lives look like now & the thing I am most sure of is that younger me would be very, very thankful we became best friends. Meg and I became friends during a chaotic trip to Chattanooga, where I spent the majority of the trip having to ride around in the trunk and Meg and I shared many, many looks where we said SO much without saying anything at all. Since then, we have been side by side for pretty much everything. Whether it's slushies or walking around Homegoods or just sitting on the couch - we never run out of things to talk about. Meg has taught me so much about what it means to be a constant friend, a friend who shows up in all the moments. She is wise and easy to be around and in my opinion, can solve all the world's problems.
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Being friends with Kelsey has been like a breath of fresh air. She started out as Nat's friend from college, so spending time with Nat often also meant spending time with Kelsey and all I can say is - thank you, Jesus. Around the time my discipleship relationship was ending, Kelsey started being discipled by an older woman at our church & without hesitation - told me I should join them. I remember being so caught off guard by Kelsey's kindness that I texted her... multiple times... to make sure she was REALLY sure about her offer. Tuesdays with Kathie and Kelsey have been the biggest gift for many reasons - one of them just being the fact that Kelsey and I are now best friends. We share school stories and life stories and we pray for one another and we study the Word together and we talk... a lot. She is so funny and wise and humble. She is an intentional listener and a calming presence. She loves her job in a way that is contagious and I am so excited to keep doing life with her in the 901!
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Sarah and I became friends while we were in the same small group and I remember, even now, how struck I was by her honesty and her heart for God and His people. In my time being besties with Sarah, I have seen, up close, a commitment to the Bible's call to discipleship. She loves people so well and I have seen this most in the way that she desires for others to know the God that she knows. In my time being besties with Sarah, I have also laughed really hard and had a ton of fun. She is the reason I own a Ninja Creami (shoutout!!!) and she is the reason I have traveled over the Tennessee border into Arkansas to visit a gas station (if you know, you know). When we are together, it's a lot of giggling and it feels like the truest sense of sisterhood. I hope, every day, that as I do life with Sarah, some of her strength, resilience, wisdom, and compassion would rub off on me. I would also love her handwriting.
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Kendall and I met for the first time when I was considering joining her church. I had heard lots about her and all those rave reviews had me really excited and really honored to get to steal some of her time!! Spoiler alert did not end up at that church, but did end up with a lifelong best friend. A win is a win. Kendall has been absolutely pivotal in my walk with the Lord. My early memories with her are us studying the book of Ephesians together - grappling with big questions about predestination and the Church's stance on hot button issues. Our friendship has consisted of countless loops around Overton together and also not seeing each other for a good 2 months every once in awhile (and then saying we won't let this happen again). Kendall's friendship is a reason I've grown in my affection for the Lord and my knowledge of Him. There is no unsafe thought or worry or fear or idea when I am with her. She knows Him so well and she trusts Him, even when it's hard to... and her friendship has lit up dark corners in my heart and also completely changed the way I text. Love u big, Ken!!
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Ann Ragan has felt like a bestie since the first day I met her, in the early days of Rob and I dating, and this friendship has only gotten better since. I am convinced Ann Ragan has never met a stranger - she is kind, intentional, hilarious, and invested deeply in her people. When we met, it was like we had known each other forever. Since then, we've been on some trips and have snuck in time whenever she's in Memphis or I'm in Nashville - every single time feels like such a gift and is a refreshment to my soul. We talk about silly stuff and we talk about deep stuff and we talk for hours about everything in between. I have reflected, often, over the last year how thankful I am to have more family and how much more thankful I am that that family is Ann Ragan. I couldn't write up a better sister in law if I tried. She is evidence that the Lord is so generous and gives us way more and way better than we could think or imagine.
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Madison is THE definition of a safe space. When Rob and I first started dating and I was going over to his parent's for the first time I, for some reason that feels so silly now, was the most nervous to meet Madison. Even now, I remember how kind she was from the minute I walked in the door. She sat down next to me, asked a bunch of questions, and made me feel like I was sitting next to a best friend. Since then, this has been proven over and over again. Madison knows how to get to know people - she asks questions, she listens, and she makes space to just be exactly who you are. She write the best instagram captions and she has the best style. The time we've spent together has taught me to slow down, appreciate the little things, and I really look up to her as a daughter of Christ and a wife. Can't believe we get to be sisters forever.
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