I got this idea from Facebook. Here are some random things you may or may not know about Faith.
Leave us a comment and share some things about yourself or considering emailing some of your own friends and have them email you back.

1. I am married to a wonderful computer genius husband.
2. I met my wonderful computer genius husband on the internet. (Long before such things as eHarmony and online dating. I saw that he was majoring in psychology at the time and so was I. We started talking and the rest is history).
3. I am the oldest of five kids. I am 16 and 18 years older than my youngest brother and sister and got lots of judgmental looks when I used to go out in public with them.
4. I have two wild and crazy lovable boys and one little princess.
5. When I was in first grade, some of my classmates thought my name was “Face.”
6. I am double jointed and I can touch my tongue to my nose.
7. I love to watch my children sleep.
8. I am so thankful that there will be no need for exercise in Heaven.
9. I love Sign Language and someday hope to be fluent enough to start a deaf ministry at church.
10. I am not a fan of spiders and snakes but my greatest fear is fear of the unknown.
11. I am a Do-It-Yourself kind of gal. I have climbed on our roof and fixed a leak, fixed our sink and dishwasher, and took care of a black snake that I found on top of our washing machine.
12. I homeschool our children and wouldn’t change it for the world.
13. I hope to one day finish my Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy.
14. I like to make my own candles.
15. I cannot stand when people laugh when nothing is funny. Not at a joke or even if they genuinely think something is funny. Like in regular conversation or to cover up being rude by laughing at the same time.
16. I love that when my six-year-old says goodbye he always says the same thing: “Bye, Mama. I love you unlimited. Love you, hugs & kisses. I love you more than anything in the whole wide world.” Every time one or both of us leaves the house, his goodbye is always the same…and it makes me smile every single time.
17. I hate that I’m not better at keeping in touch with my friends that have moved away. I’m hoping to do better at that.
18. I am totally content staying at home. Sometimes the constant noise from children causes me to yearn for quiet but it doesn’t bother me to stay at home. Grocery shopping and trips to Walmart are one of my least favorite things about being a mom.
19. I’d like to write a book one day. In the meantime, I’m working on blogging.
20. I can genuinely say that my dad is the smartest man I have ever met.
21. Second only to my husband, I consider my mother to be my best friend.
22. I use my parents as my example for so many things in life including “How to be Godly Parents” and “How to Have an Awesome Marriage.”
23. I am a die-hard romantic. I love romantic movies and sappy love songs.
24. I gave birth to both our boys at home with two midwives. Our oldest weighed 11lbs. 2oz. Yes, it can be done but I don’t recommend it! We adopted our daughter and have had her since the day she came home from the hospital. I am having so much fun buying pink and doing her hair.
25. I am thankful to have such a loving family and I’m so glad we all have a close relationship.

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I once listened to a sermon series by Andy Stanley entitled, “Take It to the Limits.”

While he had many good things to say, the sentence that really struck me was when he said, “Relationships happen in the margin.” That one almost seemed to come through the speakers and grab me. I certainly could relate to what he was saying at that point in my life.

Now, if you don’t understand the concept of margin, let’s equate it to the white space you have, or don’t have on your calendar. If you find every day in your day-timer is full of entries from morning until night, day after day, there isn’t much white space left that doesn’t have something written on it. So, what do you do when the unexpected happens?

Margin allows you time to breathe and deal with events and issues that happen unexpectedly. It allows you time to act spontaneously without your life causing you a lot of stress or having it fall apart.

When I heard him say that, I remember feeling as though my life had become too busy to spend time with close friends. After dealing with my own personal thoughts concerning this, I decided to do something about it. Within a short period of time, I contacted a couple of my closest friends and told them it was time to reconnect and rekindle our times together. They agreed.

Since we’ve reconnected, we enjoy a special time together two to three times a month for three to four hours at a time. We share with each other in the privacy of my friend’s back deck where it’s quiet and restful.

We bring our lunches, sip coffee, enjoy dessert and share intimate thoughts and situations with each other that are occurring in our lives. And before we leave each other, our next rendezvous is scheduled. This is the way we’ve each decided to show the other they are important in our life.

While I’ve always known friends are vital and have had many, I had allowed “good” things and routine occurrences to keep me from “priceless” moments. Thankfully, I discovered this and have been able to change my life for the better.

Friends…Who or what comes to your mind when you hear the phrase, “Relationships happen in the margin?”

If you feel or sense you need to change some things in your life in order to spend time with friends, then do it! Make it happen!

Friends are priceless relationships, and time shared venting frustrations, expressing joys and ministering to each other’s needs is time never wasted.

And by the way, it’s certainly cheaper than therapy!

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