friends are people who see your flaws and love you anyway.
Dedicated to my good friend Lance, with love.
My grandmother Smith used to tell me that I if I had "a handful" of good friends in my life, I could consider myself blessed.
I always wondered, as a kid, why she told me that. I guess it was just a reminder to be grateful. She was big on gratitude, and never taking anything for granted. She grew up very poor, the child of a single mother, and from that experience she learned to not just be thankful for physical things, but for emotional ones as well. :)
I have also learned to be especially grateful for things, like friendship, that people don't have to give me. It is one of those things that makes life easier, but no one has to give you friendship: like love, it's freely given, but at the same time, absolutely priceless, because it doesn't have to even exist. No one has to laugh with you about your goofy encounters with men or be a shoulder to cry on when one of your other friends commits suicide. No one has to love or support you.
So I guess my entire point is that we should be grateful for the friendships that we have...and rest assured that the people in our lives are there for a reason. They're gifts designed to mold us into better people, make us stronger, and enrich our lives.
So, that said, you can expect to see me on July 21, 2007, on the groom's side of the church for your wedding. You are a gift, and a special part of my life. I'll be there to support you.
My grandmother Smith used to tell me that I if I had "a handful" of good friends in my life, I could consider myself blessed.
I always wondered, as a kid, why she told me that. I guess it was just a reminder to be grateful. She was big on gratitude, and never taking anything for granted. She grew up very poor, the child of a single mother, and from that experience she learned to not just be thankful for physical things, but for emotional ones as well. :)
I have also learned to be especially grateful for things, like friendship, that people don't have to give me. It is one of those things that makes life easier, but no one has to give you friendship: like love, it's freely given, but at the same time, absolutely priceless, because it doesn't have to even exist. No one has to laugh with you about your goofy encounters with men or be a shoulder to cry on when one of your other friends commits suicide. No one has to love or support you.
So I guess my entire point is that we should be grateful for the friendships that we have...and rest assured that the people in our lives are there for a reason. They're gifts designed to mold us into better people, make us stronger, and enrich our lives.
So, that said, you can expect to see me on July 21, 2007, on the groom's side of the church for your wedding. You are a gift, and a special part of my life. I'll be there to support you.