Jan 11, 2005 03:09
One friend's best is needed when you're going through things with your
children.
Another friend's best is needed when you're going through things with
your momma.
Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just
be. One friend will say let's pray together, another let's cry together,
another
let's fight together, another let's walk away together.
One friend will meet your spiritual need, another your shoe fetish,
another
your love for movies, another will be with you in your season of
confusion,
another will be your clarifier, another the wind beneath your wings.
But what ever their assignment in your life, on whatever the occasion, on
whatever the day, or where ever you need them to meet you with their gym
shoes on and hair pulled back or to hold you back from making a complete
fool of yourself... those are your friends.
It may all be wrapped up in one girlfriend, but for many it's wrapped up in
several... one from 4th grade, one from high school, several from the
college years, a couple from old jobs, several from church, on some days
your sister, on others your daughters, and on some days it's the one that
you needed just for that day or week that you needed someone with a fresh
perspective, or the one who didn't know all your baggage, or the one who
would just listen without judging... those are good girlfriends/best
friends.
I thank my girlfriends, those who honor intimacy, those who hold trust,
and
those who hold me up when life is just too heavy! The special bond we
share
is unique! Thanks for the words we've shared. The prayers we've sent up.
The
laughs, the tears, the phone calls, the emails, the shopping, the movies,
the lunches, the dinners, the talking, talking, talking and the
listening,
listening, listening...