The Blessing of Friends...

Gayle left last week Tuesday.


I miss her.


Thank you for ministering to me in so many little ways! I remembered what it felt like to be around someone who knows you better than anyone else in the country - it was a good feeling. (I think especially reminding me of how wonderful community is.)





I wrote the following for my friends. Thank you - you know who you are!!


I love my friends
they are a continual source of great encouragement & support to me,
They hug me when I need it - and sometimes when I don't.
They make me smile when I want to cry.


They make me laugh when I just want to punch something,
and when I need to throw things they create a place where I can do that.
They pick me up of the ground when I slip,
and pull me down to the ground when I get carried away.
They remind me that I am special,
especially when I forget that I am.
They know when to feed me chocolate
and they know when to feed me fruit.
They know how to listen when I need to talk,
and know how to talk when I want to listen.
They know when to rub my back
even when I am afraid to ask.
They know how to see my weaknesses in light of my strengths,
and choose to walk beside me.




Friends are to life
as words are to music.
Both exist apart -
but put them together
and something new is born.