Friends

I would like to talk about friends this morning. I have so many wonderful friends who have been there for the good times, the bad times and all the times in between. Friends are the glue that holds my life together! Friends don't have to be someone you see or talk to every day. They can be someone you meet only once, or see just once in a while or see once a day! They can be boys, girls, men, women, animals, and family.

I happen to have the best friend in the world....Tom. He is my very best friend, the one I can tell anything to and he will listen, give advice or just let me vent. He keeps my feet on the ground and keeps me humble. My girls are also my best friends. It is so nice to have daughters who can be my friends too. They are the ones I can be stupid with and just have random laughter and they know when I'm not having a good day. Jordy can call and tell if something is wrong right away. Crystal is my closest buddy right now because we are spending so much time together that we know each others thoughts. What ever will I do when she moves out? And you know, when they grow up, they are still your kids, but they are also your friends and it is so awesome!!! It is so great because when they know I'm having a hard time or bad day or I know they need to laugh, we don't get caught up in the emotional stuff, we just change the topic and start laughing about something we have done or something we remember and pretty soon the bad thing or bad day just disappears!

Colton is also my buddy, although he's not to the point the girls are yet. He is still young and going through the 'cool' stage of 6th grade. He is too cool for me right now and everything I do that we all think is funny, well he's just over there rolling his eyes.

My siblings are my friends and I have some pretty awesome cousins who are some of my best friends. We may not talk alot, but when we do it's great and I feel like we just picked up where we left off. No excuses for not talking all the time or calling or whatever, just friends who are related and love each other.

I have some great friends from my school days too. People who I see all the time (Deana Face), or once a year or sometimes longer, but they too don't feel the need to make excuses and neither do I for not getting together. We all have our lives to live and just because they aren't in it all the time doesn't mean they aren't part of it.

My visiting teacher is another treasured friend of mine. She is good to me and is my neighbor. She is good to my entire family and never judges anything. My sisters at church are very special to me also and we are really happy to see each other.

Noel is my little friend who is always glad to see me. She gives me kisses each time I get home, even if I've only gone over town for 15 minutes. She jumps on me and I have to pick her up. Noel is my cute little Shi Tzu dog. She is the one who comes to me and snuggles when I am crying or sick and never judges me when I get mad because she is under my feet. She is quick to forgive and always loves me! We could all take lessons in friendship from dogs.

I also am very lucky to have the Springers as my friends. They are Jordy's in-laws but we love them so much. Even my kids go see them by themselves or just call them up to say hi. They come to almost every function we have so I consider myself lucky to be friends with my daughter's other family. We also have some great friends in the StClairs. Big Mike and Switchblade Lucy and their son Austin are some of the funnest people to be around, they make me laugh!

So to all my friends, those who are my family, those who I see once a year or haven't even met yet, I am glad you are my friends because we can never have too many!

Thoughts for the day:

* Why is it so hard to make new friends? Because you are afraid they don't like you? How will they know if you don't get to know them?

* Someone can like me for who I am, if not they are missing out!

* What did we do before cell phones? Drive and listen to the radio, actually eat and talk to the person across the table from you, read a book on the bus or just visit with the person next to you?

Quote of the day:

There are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. :)