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talking about something else. Please!”
    Tisha grabbed a plate from the table and handed one to the other ladies. “Joan, would you like to say the blessing?”
    Joan paused for a moment. “No, I always do it. You go ahead and bless the food.” Tisha did, and Joan served the ladies.
    â€œThis is delicious,” Janet said. “I love when Saturday night comes around and so does my hubby. He reminded me to bring him a plate before he left home to play basketball with his buddies.”
    â€œOne day, I’m going to have a man I need to bring home a plate to,” Tisha said, chomping on a piece of salmon. After Tisha swallowed her food, she got this serious look in her eyes. She put her plate down and said, “Ladies, last night the Lord woke me up. I feel led to talk about some things today.”
    Joan took a deep breath. She should have known they couldn’t have a nice meal together without Tisha preaching.
    â€œLadies, I want to tell you what each of you mean to me.” Lila and Janet put down their plates and turned toward Tisha. Joan continued to eat.
    â€œJanet,” Tisha proceeded to say, “you are an inspiration to me. I see how Jesus blessed you when you received Him into your life. I see how He gave you a godly husband when you became a godly woman. I thank you for your prayers. Because you could have just left me, Joan, and Lila in the world, but you didn’t. You prayed for God to show us the way. I am eternally grateful for that.”
    Tisha turned to Joan and Lila. Joan continued to eat. Tisha said, “Ladies, it has been a few years since we joined The Single Sister Experiment. We wanted to know what would happen if we gave up sex. Well, it took us a while to be obedient and we went through more drama than a little bit. It seemed as if we would not find our way. But God saw fit for us not only to find our way, but to make it to His side with our friendship in tact.
    â€œThank you, Lila and Joan, for walking this walk with me. Thank you for listening to me when I couldn’t stop talking about my mother’s death, or my ex-boyfriend, or my money problems.” Tisha laughed. “I know I was getting on your nerves, but instead of telling me to shut up, you let me talk so I could heal.”
    â€œYou could work a nerve, girl,” Lila said.
    Tisha grabbed Lila’s hand. “As cousins, we have always been a part of each other’s lives, but now that we are Christian women, we are a part of each other’s spirits. I watched God take you out of the darkness and bring you into the light. You have always been stunning, but now that you have overcome your food addiction, God has revealed a spark that I didn’t know existed in you.”
    Joan had to agree. Not only did Lila look like a new person, she acted like a new person. She was always smiling and energetic. She was like a dose of sunshine. Joan could see why single men would be attracted to her.
    Tisha grabbed Joan’s hand. Finally Joan put down her plate. “We have been best friends since middle school. What we have is rare, and I do not take it lightly. Thank you for introducing me to Jesus. I watched God change you and that’s how I knew He could change me. Thank you for giving me a place to stay when I couldn’t afford a place to lay my head. Thank you for being a great example of what a godly single woman should be.”
    Tears dropped down Tisha’s face. “Ladies, I just want you to know that you are the answers to my prayers. I thank Jesus for the changes He has made in all of our lives. I can’t help but cry every time I think of what God has brought us through in this short time of rolling with Him.”
    Lila looked up. “It has only been a short time, but we have made so many positive steps. I didn’t think I would ever get over it when Steve kicked my daughter and me out. But that was the best thing that ever happened to me. I