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Kristen Strong, author of Back Roads to Belonging and Girl Meets Change, writes as a friend offering meaningful encouragement for each season of life so you can see it with hope instead of worry. She and her US Air Force veteran husband, David, have three children and live in Colorado...

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  1. Framily! I love it. I have no family nearby. I’m in Maine, my son is in VA, my daughter is in CO, my sister in NY. My friends are my family here, my support system, my helpers when I need it. I am going to start using that term. And I know my framily will embrace it.

  2. Thanks for this message and the opportunity to win this book! Indeed, friends don’t replace family, but they sure do “stand in the gap” when family isn’t available. They are God’s gift to us!

  3. I’ve experienced in my life the gift friends who fill the void of missing family. Such a gift that has taught me much about ❤️ love

  4. I can’t wait to read and gift this book! I loved When Change Finds You so much that I gifted four family members with it!

  5. I love this idea. Most of my friends are family!! Thank you for this opportunity! I always love what you write, Kristen.

  6. So love this!! So TRUE!! I also live far from Family, have some Dear Friends/ Framily in other states, & some dear Framily here close. It makes a world of difference! Especially when our Children grow up and move on to follow their own paths in this life. Thank You Thank You, Kristen! God BLESS You & Yours!!

  7. I would love to read this book! Even more I’m going to get a copy for my son and family because they are moving to the other side of the country in 2 weeks and will no longer have any family nearby.

  8. Dear Kristen…Your story was very touching and I am so glad that your excellent doctor was right there when you needed him. I also praise God for the surgery on your daughter was successful. So often we hear sad stories, but this one was really relateable to most anyone that reads it. Actually, I would like the book for myself so I am going to order it and I would love to have a chance to win one for a friend or even my minister who is a wonderful woman. I wish I had time to tell you my story about having no family that will accept me, but I have physical therapy. Thank you again Kristen for your very uplifting story. It is exactly what I need today. Love and prayers to you and I will pray that your daughter is feeling fine or still recovering…….Betsy Basile

    • Hello, dear Besty! Thank you so much for sharing part of your story with me. And thank you so much for your prayers. My daughter has, praise be to God, fully recovered since her surgery, but I’ll never turn down prayers for the benefit of our kiddos. 🙂 Sending you lots of love, Betsy!

  9. First, praise the Lord your site is back to it’s normal format! Second, as you get older it’s a true blessing to have framily.

  10. I am so blessed to have more than one friend who is as close as family to me. I feel so blessed that God brought them into my life. I would love to be able to read that book and to be able to send gifts of it to them.

  11. I definitely need some framily in my life – I’m in the process of “divorcing” myself from my toxic extended (not immediate) family – after 60+ years of toxicity, it’s time to move on and be happy.

  12. Friends ARE so important! Sometimes it’s hard to talk with family about particular things, but a friend can listen without knowing all the details of your life. This book will be a wonderful gift for Some friends, or should I say some framily
    Thank you and God bless.

  13. My husband and I just moved from Maine to the south. No friends yet, sadly left family back in Maine. We’re also retired Air Force! Lots of military families around where we are but so much younger. I sure would love to win your book Kristen!
    Here’s to meeting some framily here in the south. My birthday is tomorrow,9/11. I’ll be missing my family but grateful for my husband to celebrate with me.

  14. Your post is perfect timing! Experiencing major open heart surgery and feeling the love and support of so many friends. Your book would be a perfect way to say thanks to those amazing friends! Thank YOU.

  15. Being 4000 miles away across the Pacific Ocean gives me opportunity to count on friends who are family in absentia. Thank you for sharing your experience.

  16. There is such a great importance to friendship and the support that comes with it.
    I live in a pretty good neighborhood with a lot of great neighbors. One neighbor family in particular my family has been friends with as long as I can remember. I’m so thankful for them and all my friends.

  17. My neighbor is definitely framily! She and her husband have adopted me as well as my elderly mom! They mow her grass and help keep her large yard up without ever being asked. We are there for each other with prayer and encouragement for whatever we are facing. We are truly sisters of the heart!

  18. What great ideas. I read this and knew I needed to visit a friend who lost her husband 2 months ago. I just sat and listened to her but knew that is what she needed.

  19. Kristin,

    If you lived next-door, I’m sure we would be friends! I loved this podcast, so I shared it to encourage others with friendships!

    Sending JOY,

    LISA WILT

  20. What a wonderful post, and I can’t wait to read the book. 🙂 It will make a perfect birthday gift for my best friend.
    In His grace, Kay

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