A new friend.....but it doesn't seem that way!

I reached out to a woman, Colleen, that I found through our pastor's wife's blog a few months ago. Her blog talked of raising 2 children on her own for a while, a little about how hard it is for her when they travel to their father's, how she is getting married to a wonderful man that loves her for her.
So many times in my life, I have allowed time and excuses to get in the way of starting something new...whether it was a project or a friendship. Sometimes I fear the work and time involved, more often (with the friendship) I fear the rejection. I have actually heard people say, "I have plenty of friends, do I really need anymore?". I have always found this to be an odd outlook on life.......who fills up their friend quotient by the age of 35? I can't even imagine such a thing!
Anyway, Colleen and I met on Sunday at church. I admit, I was nervous through the whole service....will she like me, will I say something dumb....again my rejection psychosis :) Well, she was amazingly kind, I felt very comfortable around her, like I had known her for years. Plus, our respective best friends on Long Island are friends as well! Can you believe what a small world??
I am so thankful that the Lord gave me the courage to reach out and say hello, that He had opened her heart to accept a potential new friend, and lastly for placing this woman in my life....for whatever reason, a reason yet to be revealed to me, I know that she will hold a special place in my life in the future...... stay tuned