The Perfect Woman

I'm sure all families have a variety of personalities.  God just designed it that way, I assume, to keep things interesting.  Maybe frustrating is a better word?  Anyway, my two "sisters" and myself all have VERY different personalities.

"J" is; calm, thoughtful, listens well, speaks from her heart and always knows the right thing to say to make someone feel better.  When we first met she was a smidge dis-organized, she moved slower and was often running behind.  She often has a Pollyanna attitude and she always looks beautiful.  Everyone who meets her loves her, well except for the "ex's" in her life, her ex-husband & father-in-law and her ex's new wife!  Her nickname is "Little Miss Perfect" or LMP for short. In short, "J" is the heart of the three of us.

My other "sister" is quite the opposite of "J."  "K" can be little frenzied and demanding, often quite impatient. She is a thinker, in fact when you look at her you may think she's mad but really she is just thinking deeply.  Around the right people she speaks her mind and she is heard!  She is usually in a hurry and she can get more done in a day than most people can do in a week.  She is the most brilliant organizer I know.  She is; an amazing hostess, she can make any room look fabulous, she has a huge heart and she would give you the shirt off her back.  When "K" has a goal, Katie bar the door, she will reach it!  She is one of the most determined people I know.  She is amazing at making a plan and sticking to it.   Her nickname is " Cupcake" although really not the most fitting for her personality, there is a good reason for it.  You will read this story in here in the near future.  In short, "K" is the head of the three of us.

Then there is me, "T".  I am loud, fun, spontaneous, very impatient, always in a hurry, and I wear my feelings on my face. I am; extremely disorganized, a "doer" not a thinker, nor a planner, a bit whiny at times, a starter and often not a finisher.  I know everyone, everywhere I go.  Hostessing is NOT my thing and often I'm not the best listener.  I am always on time, usually at least 10 minutes early due to my being a control freak!  I have a crazy temper and when I blow, Katie open the door and everyone get out of the way!  I can be really emotional and dramatic.   I love a great deal and I will search high and low to find it.  I will pray with and for you anytime of the day or night.  My nickname is "The Colonel."  I am the fun but bossy one of the three of us.

We joke that the three of us together make the perfect woman.  I believe we are all amazing moms ("J" is a grandma and she is adored by her grand babies).  We are all very strong in our faith in God, our opinions, and beliefs.   We are also incredibly strong in our friendship.  We know one another so well and we accept the others strengths and weaknesses without exception. We can be totally honest because we only want the best for one another.

We met while working for Mary Kay Cosmetics in the same National area.  We are blessed to be able to; travel together, learn together, earn a great living, grow spiritually, celebrate life, cry and mourn the loss of those we love, and talk about anything and everything.  Honestly, I cannot imagine my life without these two women.  God has used them to help me grow into the woman I am today.  This blog is really a celebration of our lives together.  I have SO many stories to share and some will have you laughing till you pee in your pants and others will have you in tears.

My hope and prayer for every person who reads this blog is that when God puts those people in your life that you are supposed to "do life with" that you will step out in faith and say yes.  "K" and I met in 1996 and I knew when I first met her we were to be great friends.  It was at least 5 years later that we really started getting to know one another.  So if God puts someone on your heart, listen. 

To be a good friend and have the type of relationship we have takes honesty, integrity, transparency, and forgiveness.  A good friend is a giver not a taker, although true deep friends are both.  Amazing relationships are becoming a lost art.  They really are similar to a garden; they need tending, love and care.  They take time to grow and mature.  The old saying is so true "you have to be a good friend to have a good friend."

I know there is no such thing as the perfect woman, but the three of us together are darn close!


Blessings to all of my new friends,

Tami
 aka "The Colonel"

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