Friends

Ever have that friend who knows you at times better than you know yourself? I have that in a couple of friends. And consider myself so lucky for it!

I heard a couple of sayings related to friendships and thought I would pass them on. Season, Reason or Lifetime. I have been blessed with several of each of these. I have had friends for the moment in my life, I have had friends who were there to support me or vice versa for a reason. I have been blessed with several lifetime friends too.

Second is Friendship isn't about loving a perfect person it's about loving an imperfect person perfectly. I can consider myself a lucky girl when I say I have friends now that I have had forever it seems, who love me, all of me. The GOOD side, BAD side and even the UGLY side.

Growing up, i didn't have many"connected" friends. I had alot of acquaintances, that have made who I am so i will never take back, but they never figured out what made me tick or could understand me. Into adult hood God has blessed me with wonderful friends, some have lasted since younger days and some have come into my life recently and each of them are special and provide me with joy, love and sheer happiness.

For the last week I have been in Arizona with my lifetime best friend Donna and her family. I have known Donna since I was 12 and mouthy and hating pretty much everybody in my life. And she was there to provide comfort, safety, security and laughter. Now almost 20 yrs later she still provides me comfort from the storms of my life, love and more laughter than I know how to deal with. She is confidant, a strength, a listener a comedian. I love her for all that she has provided and continues to bring into my life and now my children's life.

I am forever grateful for the day God brought her into my life. I really can say I wouldn't be where I am and who I am without her strength and convictions. I also wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for the strength and laughter my "circle' of friends I have now bring into my life on a daily basis. Just knowing each lady is there, a phone call away, especially at 4pm or the wee hours of the day/night to support me, to laugh with, to complain to. I have wonderful friends. I pray that we will be lifetime friends.

I'm getting old

So this week I am in Northern Arizona for a graduation. My best friend Donna, her son Matthew graduated from highschool last night. I have known Matthew since he was 2. I lived pretty much with his family through most of my teenage yrs and adulthood. It was so surreal and bittersweet. I watched him walk across the stage to get his dipolma and thought that's my Matthew, my buddy. He's seventeen now, no longer plays with his Thomas trains, or legos nor wants me to comb my fingers through his hair and read him a bedtime story. My buddy is growing up. And in reality that means so am I. But we won't talk about that now....

It maks me happy to see that he is an AMAZING boy with a wonderful heart and a great head on his shoulders. I can just pray that the decision and life's choices he has to make from here forward he will use those things to help guide him. I love you Matthew. Chino Valley class of 2009. You'll always be my buddy no matter how big you get and emabrressed you are by the nick name.