Friend.
❤️.. ty, I needed that.
I think of all my identities — mother/Matriarch, wife, daughter, teacher, Carmelite — friend is my favorite. It’s the subtler form of Lover, which I have now included in my bio before writer, Matriarch, and Carmelite.
I love in Christ. He was friend Who sacrificed, Who lay down His life. He was/is Love.…