Today I'm thankful that Sam is employed again! Yay!!! I'm thankful that God is never too early and never too late...He's right on time. I now to get to spend my nights alone since he has to work 3rd shift, but I can't complain. I will probably see him more on 3rd shift than if he was working 1st shift with me. :) Anyway, thank you all for your prayers...please remember to give praise where praise is due. It was a complete God thing. ;)
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Take a moment and think of all the people who make up your world. The faces that are significant to you. Who are they? Why are they in your life? How did you meet them? Do you have a best friend? Maybe you have several. I love the place in the Bible that talks about how the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David...and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Can you imagine how powerful their friendship must have been? I have many, many special friends. But, there is nobody like a best friend. More specifically, there is nobody like a best girlfriend.
My bestie is spectacular, let me tell ya. Someone whose company I enjoy -- any time, any place. Probably because we are an awful lot alike in some aspects so we instinctively understand things about each other. You know what I'm talking about. The friend who knows the words you're thinking and completes your sentences before those words even come out of your mouth? Yep, that's her. In other aspects, we are exact opposites and we have both been willing (at some point over the past 18 years) to get past those personality differences to begin this lifelong process of getting to know each other.
We share history. Girl talk. Losing weight (ugh!). Boys (ugh!). Conversations. Inside jokes. Tears. The pregnancy test. Yep, she was right by my side for that horrible, scary time in my life. Not only did she take me AND buy it for me, she came into the bathroom with me and then grinned REEEEEEEALLY BIG and said, "It's positive, Sar. You're going to be a FABULOUS mommy!" When I wanted to turn around and vomit, she grabbed me around my neck and gave the best hug of my life. It wasn't my mom or my sister with me. It wasn't an aunt or a cousin. It was her. She has always been with me -- even when we aren't physically together, she is always there. No. matter. what.
She's silly. I laugh with her like I laugh with noone else. And, don't get us started -- it's very likely that we will not stop until one of us has wet our pants.
She's inspiring. She makes me want to do more. More decorating. More cooking. More mommy duties. She is always an encouragement to me to do better and to be a better person.
She's strong. Nothing is ever a big deal to her. She takes a deep breath and just lets it roll off of her shoulders. I have learned a lot by observing her. You know that quote, "Actions speak louder than words?" She's really good at that. Me? Not so much...but I sure have a great teacher. ;)
She's real. If I run into her and look like crap, it's "Omg! What's wrong? Are you okay?" If I've lost weight, she's the first to notice and compliment. If I'm stressed, it's "What can I do to help?" In high school, she could tell by looking at me that I hadn't completed my homework and her paper would be laying on my desk before I even sat down so I could start copying her work as fast as my pencil would write. Hush, you know you did it, too. ;) She has ALWAYS had my back.
She's lended me money just to do something fun -- it certainly wasn't a necessity. And, I still haven't paid her back -- nor has she asked for it. She knows she'll get it. She trusts me. And she has proven her worth to me in a way that has earned my trust, as well. One of the greatest values of a friend is willingness to be transparent enough to let me see more of who and what they really are. She does that. Totally.
We're both married now. We're both mamas now. We've both been through some fire. Mostly, we're mature. But, we also have a place or two deep within that still triggers 10-year-old laughing little girls. Best friends are one way that God takes care of us. I'm so thankful for mine. Our watching over and out for each other never really stops.
Kar ~ I'm so grateful for who you are. I'm (dreadfully) excited to watch our next 30 years unfold. :) You mean the world to me, and I love you...Happy 30th Birthday!!!
xoxo,
Sar
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