Tonight, I had to make a very difficult call to Erin. She's getting married in Beeville, TX, the weekend before my surgery and I'm supposed to be a bridesmaid. I was so honored that she asked me, and so excited to spend a weekend with my girlfriends celebrating Erin and Micah. Unfortunately, due to both financial reasons and my surgery, I can't go to Texas. I've been so upset the last couple of days when I found out, and I've made myself sick over having to disappoint Erin. So, I called Erin this evening and told her the issues and that I couldn't come to her wedding. I cannot express in words just how horrible I feel about this situation. Showing extreme grace and kindness, Erin did not hesitate in telling me that she was not upset and that she understood. She also said that she was worried about me taking on too many responsibilities and trying to do everything I possibly could do myself. Instead of being upset with me, she was concerned about my well-being. I could not ask for a better, more gracious friend.
This situation has been so difficult for so many reasons, and seems to get more difficult as the surgery date draws closer. I am so blessed to have such wonderful, caring friends. I only hope that I can be as good of a friend to them as they are to me.
Enough of the sadness, I promise the next post will be humorous. And in case you were wondering, Erin got the name Rhonda Biggerstaff when she got caught by her high school principal doing something she shouldn't, and he asked her name. She immediately popped out, "Rhonda Biggerstaff" and Rhonda she has been ever since.
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