You've Got A Friend In Pico

Wow, it's been over a month! What a crazy month it has been.
At the beginning of November (around the 2nd or 3rd) I was in the process of writing a beautifully crafted blog about the beauty of October and how I've been growing and changing with the weather. I was pretty impressed with it, to be honest! Something suddenly came up, however, and my world shifted a little. Don't worry, I hope to explain it all to you someday soon.
Right now, I want today's blog to be about my partner in crime! She and I are in this together. 

If you'd noticed, the url to my blog is "adventuresof picoandkelsey." But who the heck is Pico?! Well, she's one of my best friends! Look!

Yes, alas, she is a stuffed turtle.
She loves Skillet, apples, and long car rides.

As silly as I love to be, pretending to be best friends with a stuffed animal, there is a point to my silliness sometimes.
I've come to realize that no one is meant to be alone. Going through hard things, easy things, fun things, sad things, and all things in between is never meant to be a journey gone on solo. I think about ministry: partnership is KEY to a successful ministry. I think about breakups: comfort can't come from yourself, and picking yourself up is not ideal, fun, or easy. I think about self-discovery: encouragement from others and true friendship and love from people around you is necessary. And I think about joy: a partnership with the living Jesus Christ and a few solid relationships with dear friends and family are all you need.
Pico represents the partnership and friendship I have had through all of these experiences; The partnership and friendship I need; and the partnership and friendship I offer. It's about being there, through all the thick and thin. Through the tears and the laughter, the shame and the joy, the pain and the comfort.

Let me tell you, Pico is a darn good listener. She doesn't judge me when I bring my shame onto the table. She's inviting and warm. And she gives great hugs, too.

I want to be more like her.

My favorite, and the first, representation of God's will for partnership rests in the creation of Adam and Eve.

"Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good that man should be alone; I will make a helper fit for him..."

-Genesis 2:18

Who has God created to be your helper, fit for you and your life right now?