Friendship is one of my favorite blessings in this life! Each one is unique. Each one has a different purpose. Each one has drawbacks and perks. I'm sure at this point you've all seen that poem about how some friends are only in your life for a season, a reason or for life. I am thankful for all of the wonderful friendships I've had throughout my life. This week I've been thinking about friendships a lot. Oddly enough, some of the thoughts have been a bit rough. Friendships going through bumps along the way - or presumed bumps. But I am thankful that with a good friend, when you hit a bump, you can bounce right back. My two favorite "friends" moments of the week were these:
I started the week taking a "field trip" to the capital to see a friend's quilt on display. There were six of us who have been friends for over ten years. We only manage to get together a couple of times a year, yet I found myself in awe of how close we are. In the short time we spend together, we share all of our greatest triumphs and all of our most painful moments. As we sat around our dinner table and shared our latest news, my love for each of them was renewed (once again) and I was overwhelmed with the blessing of them. How can it be that even though we don't see each other often - don't even talk often, I feel so close to them? I guess that's what true friends are. You don't need an explanation of how the friendship works - it just does.
The second moment was at my daughter's school today. I'm as excited as she is! Of course, I'm excited because now I can see some of my newer friends more regularly again. I was in my glory - connecting with other moms when I spotted Michele in the hallway. I made my way over to her and after a brief chat about which kids are in which class, she chided me about not responding to an email (which I certainly deserved because I'm horrible at it). Then she praised me about my last blog post (which I loved, because I am - after all - me). Here's the thing - of course, if you know me at all, you know I love the praise, but that wasn't it. It was the sincerity with which the praise was given. She told me how much she enjoys my blog and how much she misses is when I don't post regularly. I don't think words (not even these words, meant especially for her) can express how much it touches me to know that someone out there truly wants to read what I have to say. I can only hope that in some way I've done for her what she does for me when she encourages me like that. Or that I can someday.
I could probably write forever about how important my friends are to me, but why use it all up on one post? I'm sure there will be more to come - I'll get back to daily posts (with a little help from my friends). So here you go, Michele. You didn't just get one paragraph, you got four! Thank you for encouraging me! Thank you for touching my heart! And thanks for making me trash! (inside joke)
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