In the midst of deadlines, car pools, and breakfast dishes, it can be tempting to push aside your longing for intimate friendships. Why add something else to your schedule-and be hurt or disappointed again? Yet it seems that even in the busyness and struggles of life, we cannot ignore our ache to know kindred spirits.\ In The Friendships of Women, Dee Brestin encourages you to listen to your need for friendships and to find and strengthen those relationships. Relying on key biblical stories,...
Engaging, honest, and deeply personal, The Friendships of Women inspires readers to see their desire for friendships not as a burden but as a gift.
Foreword Priscilla Evans Shirer 11About This Edition 15From Girlhood On, Gifted for Intimacy 17Women Are Friendlier 39The Darker Side of Being Crazy-Glued 59Relational Idolatry 75Call Me "Mara" 91Binding Up the Brokenhearted 105The Risk of Love 119Best Friends 137Unfailing Love 155Roses and Alligators 175God Knows Our Needs Better Than We Do 195The Mentor Relationship 209Reflections of Christ 225Questions for a Single-Session Book-Club Meeting 241Notes 245Other Books by Dee and Web-Site Information on Dee 253