I often
wonder about some of the funny things in this life. For instance, what on Earth
led me to be friends with some of the best people on the planet? I sometimes am
in awe at some of the beautiful people who grace and enrich my life. God has
absolutely blessed me in abundance with good friends. Equally I find it
interesting how people who aren't yet close friends will move themselves to
where they have me close to them. The human persona and psyche do continually
fascinate me.
Renee-chop,
Sock Monkey & Mommie2Five keep me grounded and humble and make me laugh
when I need it. They are the first ones to volunteer to stand up for me when I
can't myself, beside me when I can and in front of me when I need to calm down.
We have laughed together, cried together, hurt together, played together, loved
together and prayed through some mess together. I love you girls so much for
the friendships we get to have.
Mrs. South Carolina is the rarest and dare I say most needed type of friend.
She shares her strength when I am at my lowest and will let me just be. Sure we
can be so absorbed in one another that we take up all the space in the room but
just as easily we can sit side by side for hours and never need to speak.
There's a silent language spoken between us and that can be enough. You've seen
me at one of my lowest and darkest hours and you loved me through it. I love
your happy-go-lucky "bring it on" attitude.
The Commanders constantly entertain my life. Your humor and encouragement mean
more than I say. The road trips, camp outs, holidays, video games, meals and
crazy days have kept me on my toes. Your friendships are more like family and I
selfishly don't ever want to be without them.
I absolutely cannot leave out the one person to whom I have given my heart.
Your love overwhelms me and I do not deserve it. You have loved me when I
was unlovable, walked with me through pain and sorrow, put me in
check when I got too big for my own good and made me laugh at your dry humor.
You're my Kleenex when I'm sad and my sunshine when I'm
grey. Thank you for loving me and my crazy brain.
The Songstress & her Trouble-making husband bless my life with wonderful
music and a wicked sense of humor. Some of the best practical jokes I've ever
encountered-- both from a distance and as a recipient have come from you. I am
blessed by your child-like faith and your profound wisdom more than I tell you,
forgive me for not telling you more often. Thank you for your openness and your
joy, it's contagious. Your humor keeps my heart light and happy, your
perspective on things both funny and serious is a gift. Never feel inadequate.
The curmudgeonly "old" man with the sweetest wife ever is definitely
someone who has helped enrich my life. From our initial uncertainty about ever
beginning to be able to get along to the required, and ever missed, hugs each
time we visit. My how far we have come! You have given me an outlet when I was
frustrated and challenged me to be better at every turn. For this I am a better
person than I used to be and the laughter we have shared around the dinner
table is some of my favorite times.
And I would be hard pressed to forget the Ya-ya's! You girls are such a
delight! You are the friends with whom there are no limits to our lives. We've
spent some time laughing and some time crying, but we've had some incredible
times of prayer and praise. We've decorated, re-decorated, hunted graves,
yelled at sports, shopped, road-tripped and so much more. The memories are
priceless and so vast that I am so glad to able to cherish them.
There are SO many more that I could list and the spice and
flavor that you each bring to my life keeps me living life to it's fullest.
I truly have been blessed by some
amazing people who love me and I in turn them. You provide me simple things
through your unbelievable talents (Jewelers, Artists, Singers, Scrapbookers,
Photographers, etc. You know who you are) and I never take them for granted but
it is your depth of care and love for me and my life that I hold dearest. I
hope each and every one of you knows how much I count it a privilege to call
you friend.
Renee-chop, Sock Monkey & Mommie2Five keep me grounded and humble and make me laugh when I need it. They are the first ones to volunteer to stand up for me when I can't myself, beside me when I can and in front of me when I need to calm down. We have laughed together, cried together, hurt together, played together, loved together and prayed through some mess together. I love you girls so much for the friendships we get to have.
Mrs. South Carolina is the rarest and dare I say most needed type of friend. She shares her strength when I am at my lowest and will let me just be. Sure we can be so absorbed in one another that we take up all the space in the room but just as easily we can sit side by side for hours and never need to speak. There's a silent language spoken between us and that can be enough. You've seen me at one of my lowest and darkest hours and you loved me through it. I love your happy-go-lucky "bring it on" attitude.
The Commanders constantly entertain my life. Your humor and encouragement mean more than I say. The road trips, camp outs, holidays, video games, meals and crazy days have kept me on my toes. Your friendships are more like family and I selfishly don't ever want to be without them.
I absolutely cannot leave out the one person to whom I have given my heart. Your love overwhelms me and I do not deserve it. You have loved me when I was unlovable, walked with me through pain and sorrow, put me in check when I got too big for my own good and made me laugh at your dry humor. You're my Kleenex when I'm sad and my sunshine when I'm grey. Thank you for loving me and my crazy brain.
The Songstress & her Trouble-making husband bless my life with wonderful music and a wicked sense of humor. Some of the best practical jokes I've ever encountered-- both from a distance and as a recipient have come from you. I am blessed by your child-like faith and your profound wisdom more than I tell you, forgive me for not telling you more often. Thank you for your openness and your joy, it's contagious. Your humor keeps my heart light and happy, your perspective on things both funny and serious is a gift. Never feel inadequate.
The curmudgeonly "old" man with the sweetest wife ever is definitely someone who has helped enrich my life. From our initial uncertainty about ever beginning to be able to get along to the required, and ever missed, hugs each time we visit. My how far we have come! You have given me an outlet when I was frustrated and challenged me to be better at every turn. For this I am a better person than I used to be and the laughter we have shared around the dinner table is some of my favorite times.
And I would be hard pressed to forget the Ya-ya's! You girls are such a delight! You are the friends with whom there are no limits to our lives. We've spent some time laughing and some time crying, but we've had some incredible times of prayer and praise. We've decorated, re-decorated, hunted graves, yelled at sports, shopped, road-tripped and so much more. The memories are priceless and so vast that I am so glad to able to cherish them.
There are SO many more that I could list and the spice and flavor that you each bring to my life keeps me living life to it's fullest.
