It's a Party!

I'm having a jewlery party and I want to invite everyone...please come. It's Sunday, November 11th at 3:00. Let me tell you why I want you to come. It's not certainly not because I don't think you have anything going on a Sunday afternoon but there is a great reason and the reason is the incredible person that is selling this jewlery....let me tell you the story.
Five years ago I had the opportunity to work with this teacher that in all honesty, well let's just say we weren't best friends. She had very liberal ideas and was very verbal about her opinions and I had very conservative ideas and hated confrentation. As the year progressed we got to know each other and begin to learn that we could be friends. Her standard comment about me was "We get along great as long as we don't talk about religion or politics!"
Over the past 5 years we have really gotten to know each other and gained an appreciation for our differences. We became really close during our last year in Pender county 3 years ago. It was an incredibly stressful work environment and well most days we cried on the way to work. I handed her kleenex they day she forgot her husband's birthday because of all the stuff going on at work and she returned the favor a few months later when I forgot my babies birthday! She is one of my dearest friends and she is why I am having this party.
When we first met we had a conversation about homosexuality and even though I said "I think it is wrong, but I wouldn't love anyone less if that was there choice" I don't think she believed me. I think she thought I would be like any other Christian she had run into and that was when she decided to talking to me about "religion or politics" wouldn't work. Then about a year ago we were talking and I asked her about a mutual friend and who the "we" were that she kept refering to was. When I asked she got really nervous then she told me our friend was homosexual. I said "Oh, OK" and went on with the conversation. I asked her later why she was so nervous and found out she had been trying to avoid telling me because she wasn't sure how I would respond. My response was "I still believe that is wrong just like I believe pre-martial sex is wrong but I'm not going to stop being someones friend because I don't agree with their choices."
I know God put her in my life for a reason...I know part of that reason was for her, but I also know part of the reason was so I could see a wonderful, dear person's perspective of Christians. I agreed to do this party not because I love this jewelry, quit honestly I can't remember the last time I bought jewelry, but I wanted to do this party to bless her. They have had a hard road the last couple of years. She has worked hard to run a family business after leaving teaching because of what we went through and on top of all of that her husband is in the construction business so his income has been effected by the housing market.
If you can find time on Sunday, please come. It's not about the jewelry, it's about being a blessing and I'd love for her to meet some of you guys and see what my church friends are like...I know she'd love you guys!