{"id":15,"date":"2006-03-15T17:16:28","date_gmt":"2006-03-15T17:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pinkhairedgirl.net\/?p=15"},"modified":"2006-03-15T17:16:28","modified_gmt":"2006-03-15T17:16:28","slug":"mushy-gushy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/?p=15","title":{"rendered":"mushy&#8230; gushy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkhairedgirl.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/my_lifegroup_1.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkhairedgirl.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/my_lifegroup_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"318\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My_lifegroup_2\" src=\"http:\/\/pinkhairedgirl.typepad.com\/pink_haired_girl\/images\/my_lifegroup_2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know what a lifegroup is &#8211; that is just a fancy word for a bible study but we are so much more than that. We are most definitely a lifegroup. A group of strong &amp; powerful women encouraging each other to seek more after God, to be honest with ourselves and to be honest with one another&#8230; <em>we are on a mission: to be examples to other women on how to have healthy relationships with other women.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p> These women are my best friends. They are my sisters. <strong>I love these women more than any one else on earth<\/strong>. They know my deepest and darkest and yet &#8211; they <em>still<\/em> love me too.<\/p>\n<p>Although the &quot;group&quot; began forming 2 years ago with just the original four of us &#8211; we&#8217;ve grown to a strong eight members with the wonderful new women who have joined in last few months. The longer we&#8217;re together the more in love with them I become. It is hard to believe that I could ever love them ANYMORE than I already do. I never fully understood the power of God&#8217;s devine plan for community until I met these women. A true Christ-centered community.<\/p>\n<p>I could not function in this world without the pillars these women are. They hold me up&#8230; they hold me accountable&#8230; they hold me just when I need to be held. They let me be vulnerable. They let me cry. They let me laugh. They laugh at me. <\/p>\n<p>How is it that God knows exactly what we need and in the exact form we need it?&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Because I could never say it enough&#8230; I love you&#8230;<\/strong><strong> Megs, Jennifer, Julie, Jill, Sarah, Claudia &amp; Lindsay (not pictured). <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkhairedgirl.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/b10525496_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"B10525496_1\" src=\"http:\/\/pinkhairedgirl.typepad.com\/pink_haired_girl\/images\/b10525496_1.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>And of course I couldn&#8217;t forget my personal honorary members, Anne &amp; Kristi&#8230; you definitely have impacted and currently make a profound impact on my life &#8211; more than you could ever know.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><em>To all of these women: I give my thanks and love. You are ALL truly the most beautiful of women.<\/em><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkhairedgirl.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/my_lifegroup.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don&#8217;t know what a lifegroup is &#8211; that is just a fancy word for a bible study but we are so much more than that. We are most definitely a lifegroup. 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