The Bleckly Bunch

The Bleckly Bunch
Monday, May 25, 2015 by Charlotte S. Snead

The Bleckley Bunch

I don’t think I need to tell you folks how uniquely blessed you are to have such a marvelous group of friends. What a privilege it is for me to be drawn into your circle. After our five children and seven grandsons, I would place these relationships with you, that I have received simply by belonging to Joe, as among my greatest blessings. I told several of you being “adopted” into the class of 1958 has filled an empty place in the heart of this military brat who cannot imagine the concept of a relationship that has lasted through elementary school. Like family, you have watched each other grow up, flounder, regain your footing, and find strength in the growing. Awesome! In fact, Scripture talks about a friend who sticks closer than a brother, and you have been that for one another.

As an “Army Brat” all l my life, I have felt like the poor kid with her nose pressed to the candy store window, watching those with coins buy their sweets. Because of your gracious invitation, I have been invited in, and I am now indulging in the rich sweetness of laughter, acceptance, forgiveness, and strength that accompanies long-standing relationships. I truly feel if, God forbid, anything should happen to Joe, I would still “belong,” and a place of belonging is a strong foundation for anyone.

I have enjoyed all the reunions, but this intimate gathering was unique in more ways than eating! I felt like I really got to know you as special people, good and gracious people—not perfect people—God knows I wouldn’t fit there—but accepting people, willing to agree to disagree in love. We grow among those people. I felt no need to protect myself, for we all exposed our mistakes, our stumbling along the way, our pains and struggles. Maybe we’ve come of age? Thanks for the laughter, thanks for the love, thanks for including, and thanks for being my husband’s friends, people who helped to mold him into the special man he is --am I not among the most blessed of women?—and certainly thanks for drawing me into this wonderful circle of sustaining love.

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Jesus only rebuked his disciples for lack of faith—oh, and not allowing the children to come to Him—saving his rebukes for religious leaders who were hypocrites. After feeding five thousand and then four thousand, how could his disciples fret over no bread on their sail across the lake? The Master could feed thirteen men if he had fed thousands! Yet I faltered over less than that last week.

My blog masters called me last Monday, asking if I knew my website was down. No. We worked all morning to discover why, knocking on closed doors. Word Press had closed my site, handing it off to another company. Me of little faith wept. I am launching a new book. A Place to Live came out last month and I’m in the midst of marketing it. All my marketing has the old website name on it. Didn’t God know this?

Of course He did, and by the end of the day my wonderful blog masters at Celebrity Web Design had a new one set up, one that I own: charlottesnead.com

How cool is that? Just my name. I didn’t even know I could do that. God can do exceeding abundantly. So I downloaded all my subscribers and notified them of the name change. Since that time, I have doubled them! Thank you, God. Like the father I cry out: I believe, Lord, help Thou mine unbelief. Forgive me.

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