Food for Thought

So I am laying in bed unable to fall asleep for my usual nap because all I can think about is food! First Sundays of the month always are bothersome when I am trying to sleep:) In addition to thinking about my ever increasing hunger pains I have a few other things on my mind. Since Kel has been gone since Thursday I have had a lot of time to think to myself. The kids and I were supposed to be on this trip as well, but because of Kelly's work being so crazy busy and some of my motherly feelings (leaving Beck for a few days) I decided it would be best if Kel just went. So much for US airways working with us on this. Two plane tickets flushed down the toilet. Oh well, I think that we made the best decision. Last night I finally sat down to watched "Steel Magnolias." I had tvoed (?) it awhile ago, but knew that Kel would not be game to watch it with me. I didn't have the whole thing recorded but got the gist of it anyway. I really liked that movie. It got me to thinking (probably because I was feeling so lonely over the weekend) about how it seems like to me that women in the church often don't seem to be as tightly nit as women outside of the church. We all are friends, some better than others, but it seems like everything is so on the surface (in general). Nothing very deep and personal. OK, so realize this is just my opinion and that I am just watching chick flicks where all the women are so genuinely close. I feel like women (including myself) get so caught up in our kids, husband and house (none of which are bad) that we don't take time enough to cultivate the relationships like in the movies! I guess I really just want my life to be like a movie! Maybe I am just missing my high school and college days of hanging out with the girls. I'm sure that Andrea, Shahna or any other wise women will have something insightful and profound to say that will help me put things in better perspective :)