Kelly Hubatka and a spin off from my last post

I spoke in my last post about friends. I talked about how different people are put in your life for different reasons. Here is a perfect personal example:

This is Kelly Hubatka. We met over a year ago at our church. Her husband married Robert and I. I cared for her youngest child in the children's ministry for a whole delicious year. She is my friend. However, we have only spent a small amount of time together. She has a busy life, and so do I. We don't drink coffee in our pj's, our kids don't have play dates, and we don't sit on the phone for hours. But yet, she has been such an amazing addition to my life, and I am proud to call her my spiritual friend. God placed Kelly in my life to encourage me through my spiritual journey. I like to call her my spiritual advisor. No matter how much time has passed, when I reach out to her, she is always there for me. I guess she wasn't meant to be an everyday friend, but to me, she serves a great purpose in my life. She is my friend in the way that she was meant to be. She doesn't know this, but I print and save the emails she sends me, and I refer back to them when I am in need. Here is a piece of an email she sent me that I keep close to me at all times, and I have gone back to it so many times. It's from October.

.....Roman 3:23 says that ALL have sinned and fallen short of God's glory-we are all in the same boat. None of your past sins can weigh you down any more than mine can-Jesus' death and resurrection put and end to all that! Don't let your pride of feeling like you don't deserve something keep you from experiencing the freedom that God has for you. That would mean Jesus died on the cross for nothing if you could do something to keep you from a relationship with him. He's bigger than ALL THAT!!.......Don't let the enemy rob the joy and confidence of living a life with Christ-you have access to ALL His power, and can overcome.........

Isn't she great?

The day of my wedding, right before I walked down the isle. I got so flustered. That's the best word I can think of. I asked my sister to go get Kelly. Once again, I needed her, and there she was.

As you can see by the picture, not only was she there, she was flattered, and she was honored.

I asked her to pray over me, and she did just that. No time to rehearse, she saw it as a privilege, not a burden. Although we do not spend lots of time together, she knew exactly what I needed her to pray for, and said it so perfectly. She knows my heart. That may sound strange, but it's true, and I am blessed to have her in my life. A calm came over me that is unexplainable.


Kelly if you read this, thank you for being my Spiritual Friend.