Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Three Stranded Rope



"And if somebody overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken." Ecclesiastes 4:12


In this picture, from left to right, is Faith, Olivia Faith and Olivia. No, I didn't stutter. And they used to all refer to each other as "Two Wawa" (as in two Olivias).

We go to a large church. When I saw an announcement in the bulletin for twin girls just 3 months older than my baby, who were named Faith and Olivia, I knew I wanted to meet the mom who chose the same names I did for my daughter, Olivia Faith.

Never would I have guessed that when I finally did meet her, when our girls were 3 years old, that she would become a God-sent friend to us. Crystal (a.k.a. Dr. Crystal) was the one who eventually led us in the natural direction that helped us deal with our youngest daughter's medical issues, including her severe allergic reactions.

The three girls have become fast friends, not to mention their mothers. How could they not? It almost seemed "meant to be." I just love how God puts people in our paths.

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16 comments:

Anonymous said...

such a great way to show how you apply that verse to your life. Often we find ourselves reading the scriptures but never really understanding how they apply to our lives. We understand them but do we really live them. And, what a cute trio of girls.

Mariposa said...

Amazing!

Truly God's ways are mysterious...and they are 3 lovely girls!

And your verse is very true...that is why, I always pray and struggle to make sure God is part of any relationship I build/have.

Denise said...

This is precious, bless you.

Laurie Ann said...

What cuties! I love the story you shared of friendship...great post!

Mokihana said...

I just last week quoted that verse to my brother, so your photo and verse made my day. Thank you so much!

Melanie said...

Love, love, love this picture... so precious! The story of their names is great, too. God had to have been all over that one! :)

lori said...

I JUST love THAT story! How cool is GOD??? YOU are the one with the eye for design though:)

You know what a perfect verse you used too...I may have to use that one...
I pray for them so much that they see the power they have together!

Rebecca...it's ALWAYS a blessing...and today there are those of us who just GET what Cindy was talking about...
broken and remade...

peace!
lori

Christian - Modobject@Home said...

Rebecca, you have a beautiful blog and a beautiful family. I love the photo and verse that you shared with us today... what a beautiful illustration. What a neat history behind your friendship and that of your daughter's. What a blessing!

Thank you for stopping by my place today and for commenting!

Esthermay Bentley-Goossen said...

This is way neat! God is behind the scenes in so many ways in our lives. We will never know all the beautiful "coincidences" that HE orchestrated 'till we meet him in heaven! God Bless you and those precious girls.

Susan said...

Hi,

So nice to meet you! What a great scripture and the picture is perfect.

I love the way God arranges things~

Blessings♥

Special K said...

what a wonderful story!

Love the scripture and it suits the picture so well! All 3 girls are gorgeous!

Happy WFW!

K

Jennifer Nordin, LMT, CPT said...

ohhhh I love those "divine appointments"!! :)

Sunny Shell said...

Rebecca, this is so precious! Love the Scripture-Picture and love the precious friendship the girls have! What a blessing!

BTW, I have a bloggy award I'd like to pass on to you! Please stop by my blog to pick it up!

Bless you sweet sister,
Sunny

Jenileigh said...

How kewel! God is so creative. Down to the most minute details, some we often never even recognize. I love details such as this!

Amydeanne said...

lol i've had your page open for a few days now! i love this picture, it's so beautiful!

Blessed Among Women said...

Awww I love that picture,such cute girls! I love the name Faith! I want to name our lil' girl Madalyn Hope. I love that verse too!

Thanks for your comment and compliment on my son. hehe He is a cutie!