My Net

This week I read on another blog a post titled "The Net."  It was a beautiful and moving post about the author's circle of friends and how this group of women have supported each other through tough times. From the post:

"The Net," she called us. Because we caught her when she fell.

As years have passed, we've all taken our turns jumping in. We promise to catch each other, and we do our best. Sometimes we screw up. Sometimes we fall apart. New friends join forces, old friends strengthen theirs. But, in the end...we are there.


The whole post is beautifully written and augmented by stunning photography. It made me want to write about my own net. 


Although it may come as a surprise to blog readers who are used to be me being open and honest with my struggles, I have never been very good at sharing personal information.  I can talk to you all day long about the latest Modern Family episode or the Oscar race or The Hunger Games books, but when it comes to intimate personal conversation, I'm a little quieter. And  I'm much better at asking you questions than answering yours for me.  


But it's something I've been trying to work on, and it has gotten better over the years. And because of that, my net has gotten a little bigger and a little stronger.  Lately, with the struggles of my weight loss and the unknowns surrounding the birth of my niece Natalie, I've felt pretty secure in my net and for that I am grateful.
I don't have the words right now to say exactly what these people have done for me and continue to do for me, so instead, I'll leave you with a collage.

Do you have a net? What does your net do for you?