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09/06/2026

FYI …This video really spoke to me. It comes from a Camino expert who has spent more than 20 years guiding and leading people along the Camino—and her message is something many returned pilgrims can relate to:🚶🏻‍♀️🎒👣 The hardest part isn’t starting the Camino. It’s coming home. 🏡
After walking hundreds of miles, you return carrying experiences, lessons, stories, and changes that can be difficult to explain to people who weren’t there. Re-entering everyday life can become a journey of its own.
I understand that even more now. I came home with so much I wanted to share about my Camino, but life brought unexpected changes before I had much time to unpack the journey or even to share .
Life kept pushing and moving—and kept asking me to move forward with it. 🚶🏻‍♀️🎒🙏
But this isn’t only my experience. Many returned pilgrims discover that coming home can be one of the most challenging parts of the Camino.

Maybe that is because the Camino doesn’t really end when we reach Santiago or when we board the plane home.🚶🏻‍♀️🇺🇸🎒 The Camino continues in how we live what it taught us.

I still have so many stories from those 500+ miles to share. And now I understand more deeply:
The hardest part wasn’t starting the Camino.
It was coming home—and learning how to keep walking. 💛🥾🎒

Buen Camino.

Friends Supporting Friends …Thunder Thunder at Let’s Be Friends Community! 🎉🎤🇺🇸
09/06/2026

Friends Supporting Friends …Thunder Thunder at Let’s Be Friends Community! 🎉🎤🇺🇸

09/06/2026

“They said to him, ‘John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.’”
— Luke 5:33

At first, this sounds like a question about fasting. But underneath it is a question about comparison and expectations.
People were looking at Jesus’ disciples and essentially saying: “Why aren’t they doing what everyone else is doing?”

And Jesus doesn’t allow other people’s expectations to determine what His disciples should be doing in that particular season.

💗 The reflection for today: What season is God asking you to live in?

Jesus answers that there will be a time for fasting—but this wasn’t that time. The bridegroom was with them. This was a season to receive His presence.

That speaks beautifully : not every season has the same rhythm.

There are seasons for striving and seasons for resting.
Seasons for holding on and seasons for releasing.
Seasons for grieving and seasons for celebrating.
Seasons for walking hundreds of miles—and seasons for simply being still with God.

And other people may not understand the rhythm God has given you.

Luke 5:33 reminds us that we don’t have to look around and ask, “Am I doing this the way everyone else is?”

A better question is:
“Jesus, what are You asking of me in this season?”

And there is another beautiful layer here. Immediately afterward, Jesus begins talking about new garments and new wineskins (Luke 5:36–39)—the very truth you’ve recently been reflecting on. Something new cannot always be forced into the patterns that belonged to an old season.

🌸 Question for your heart today
Where might you still be measuring this season of your life against what life used to look like—or what other people think it should look like—instead of receiving the rhythm Jesus is giving you now?

09/06/2026

COME ON DOWN, FRIENDS! IT’S DOLLY NIGHT! 💗🎤🎉 We’re at Alibi Prohibition & Combat Market tonight cheering on our friend Thunder Thunder Thunder with Dolly (Mandy!) for a Night to Remember Dolly Karaoke Special! 🌟🎶
And YES — I wore my Texas jeans & boots for Dolly! 🤠🌸👢 Extra special: the owner of The Alibi is a Marine veteran, which makes supporting this local spot even sweeter. 🇺🇸❤️

And this is just the beginning! 🎤🇺🇸🎉
Thunder & Mandy will also be entertaining our Let’s Be Friends Community as we kick off our NEW SEASON at our Wednesday, September 9th meetup! 💗🇺🇸🫡🎤

So grab some friends, come sing, laugh, cheer Mandy ( I mean Dolly & Johnny Cash) on, and enjoy a little friendship tonight! 7 PM — The Alibi, Downtown Rome, GA

💗🇺🇸🎤👢

09/05/2026

September 5: “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
— Matthew 6:20-21

Jesus isn’t saying that earthly things don’t matter. We need homes, money, food, security, and resources to live. Rather, He is asking us something deeper:

What has possession of my heart?
There is an important distinction between having something and treasuring something. We can responsibly care for what God has entrusted to us without making those things the source of our identity, security, or peace.

And “treasure in heaven” isn’t only about what happens after we die. Every time we love someone, serve someone, forgive, encourage, give generously, show kindness, pray for another person, or faithfully follow God when nobody sees it, we are investing in something that cannot be taken away.

That makes this a beautiful heart-check:
If someone looked at where I spend my time, energy, attention, love, and resources, what would they say I treasure most?

And perhaps Jesus is inviting you today not simply to ask, What do I need to hold onto? but:

“Lord, what is worth carrying with me?”

Possessions change. Circumstances change. Relationships can change. Even the things that once made life feel secure can change. But what God develops within us—faith, compassion, courage, generosity, love, and the lives we touch—becomes a treasure of a completely different kind.

Prayer
Lord Jesus,
help me recognize what truly matters.
Teach me to hold earthly things with open hands
and eternal things close to my heart.
May my time, my resources, my love, and my life
be invested in what matters to You.
When I am tempted to find security in things that can change,
bring my heart back to You.
Let the treasure of my life be found in loving You,
loving people, and faithfully serving wherever You lead me.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.

Today’s thought:
Where my treasure goes, my heart follows. So today, Lord, help me place my treasure where I want my heart to be.

09/05/2026

💗🇺🇸 Sending a little love out from our Let’s Be Friends Community. 💕🇺🇸🫡
And that’s a wrap on our September First Wednesday Outreach at Texas Roadhouse. What a beautiful day of friendship, laughter, hugs, reconnecting with old friends and welcoming new ones.
A big thank-you to our wonderful crew — David D., Mary D., Janice, Billy, Becky, George, Lily, Carolyn and Bubba! Everyone chipped in, stopped by, loved on one another, and reminded us what Let’s Be Friends Community is all about. ❤️🎉🇺🇸
The Pink Camper may be tucked away until next month, but September isn’t over yet! 🚐💗
🌮 Next up: our LABOR OF LOVE Taco Night Potluck!
🇺🇸 Wednesday, September 9th
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 3401 Maple Rd., Lindale, GA
🥗 Bring a side dish or dessert to share
📲 RSVP by September 7th — text YES to 706-331-5005
We can’t wait to catch up with the rest of our friends and celebrate the amazing volunteers who put so much labor and love into our community.🙏
Until then, we’re just sending a little love out there. 💗
Together, we make our community strong.

Happy Labor Day Weekend! ❤️🤍💙Enjoy the long weekend with family, friends and a little well-deserved rest! 🇺🇸And while yo...
09/05/2026

Happy Labor Day Weekend! ❤️🤍💙
Enjoy the long weekend with family, friends and a little well-deserved rest! 🇺🇸
And while you’re relaxing Monday, don’t forget to RSVP YES or NO for our Labor of Love Taco Night, September 9th! 🌮💗
📲 Text 706-331-5005 by September 7th so we can get our final count.🎉
Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! 🇺🇸

09/04/2026

💗🇺🇸 FIRST WEDNESDAY — KEEPING THE PINK CAMPER ROLLING! 🇺🇸💗 A BIG SHOUT OUT thank-you to David D. and Mary D. for volunteering their truck this month to Keep the Pink Camper Rolling! 🛻💗🇺🇸
For the past two years, Let’s Be Friends Community has partnered with Texas Roadhouse on the First Wednesday of every month to be present in our community, make friends and especially honor our men and women veterans. 🇺🇸🫡

This month we were so excited to meet Jana Wade Eddy, a fellow woman veteran, who was warmly welcomed by our sweet friend and veteran Becky. Watching these two women connect, share stories and enjoy conversation is exactly what Let’s Be Friends is all about. 💗🇺🇸🎀 Jana even got a peek inside our Pink Camper headquarters on wheels—our cool little gathering place in the summer and warm meeting spot in the winter!

And thank you, Texas Roadhouse, for continuing to partner with us, including complimentary appetizer cards for our visitors. 🇺🇸 Veterans dining on Wednesdays, be sure to ask about the special 20% veterans discount through the Let’s Be Friends Community partnership.

🛻 We need truck volunteers for October, November & December! We’d also love more veterans—especially our wonderful women veterans—to come connect and serve with us.
We show up. We honor. We connect. And friendships begin. 💗

09/04/2026

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed… nothing will be impossible for you.” — Matthew 17:20

What stands out to me today is that Jesus does not say you need enormous faith. He points to something almost unbelievably small—a mustard seed.
🌱 The Mustard Seed

A mustard seed looks insignificant. You can hold it between your fingertips and barely notice it. Yet contained inside that tiny seed is everything necessary for growth.

Jesus is teaching something beautiful about faith: the power isn’t in how big our faith feels. The power is in the God our faith rests upon.

There will be days when faith feels strong and confident. And there will be days when all we can manage is:
“Jesus, I don’t understand this, but I still trust You.”
That is still faith.
You don’t have to know where the entire road leads before taking today’s step.

⛰️ “Move from here to there”

Jesus uses an extraordinary picture:

“You will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.”

The mountain doesn’t necessarily disappear overnight.
Sometimes God moves the mountain.
Sometimes He makes a path through it.
And sometimes He changes us while we’re climbing it.

The mustard seed reminds us that we don’t have to manufacture enough faith to control the outcome. We place whatever faith we have into God’s hands and continue walking with Him.

There is an important difference between saying:

“I have enough faith that God will give me the outcome I want.”
and
“I have enough faith to trust God with whatever the outcome becomes.”

The second is deeper.
That kind of faith says:
I don’t need to see the whole road.
I don’t need every answer today.
I don’t even need to feel strong today.
I just need enough faith for the next step.
And a mustard seed is enough.

🙏 Prayer
Lord Jesus, thank You that You do not ask me to have perfect or enormous faith. Take the faith I have today, even when it feels as small as a mustard seed, and grow it. When mountains stand before me, remind me that they are never greater than You. Help me receive what You give me, trust what I cannot yet see, and keep walking wherever You lead me. Let my faith rest not in the outcome I desire, but in You. Amen.

Today’s question:
What is the “mountain” in front of you right now that Jesus may be asking you to stop trying to move yourself—and simply trust Him with?

09/03/2026

🤗💕 WARNING: REALLY GOOD HUGGERS AHEAD! 💕🤗 At Let’s Be Friends Community, we believe friendship is meant to be shared, extended, and sometimes wrapped around you in one BIG friendship hug! And nobody does that quite like our beloved George! 😂❤️🐻George Sifuentes
George is famous around here for his giant “gorilla hugs” — also known as his teddy-bear hugs. 🐻🤗 The kind that might just lift you off your feet!
After our long summer break, coming back together for a new season and receiving so many hugs, so much laughter, and so much genuine love from our community felt incredibly healing.💕🇺🇸🙏
Sometimes we don’t need complicated words. Sometimes we simply need someone who is happy to see us, a place where we belong, and a really, really good hug. ❤️
That’s the kind of friendship we want to keep extending to others.

So stop by, connect with us, make a new friend — and if you see George, you might want to brace yourself! 😂🤗🐻
New season. Fresh memories. Open arms. 💕

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