friends...

friends are a dime a dozen. they are there to laugh with you and even cry. they always have a shoulder there just waiting for your head to meet it. full of words that comfort and words that can cut...but who wants friends that wont tell you like it is...??

i have great friends. friends that are full of love. full of compassion. full of encouragement. my friends have the ability to put their friends before themselves and that to me is the true essence of friendship. not that they give, but that they love enough to give.

Love is the foundation of friendship.

to be able to hold one another up. to give your all for them. to lay down your life for them. to call just because you want to see how they are doing...and thats all. distance sometimes can keep friends apart...but the love is what keeps friends connected. it is what keeps me connected to my far and away friends.

i often feel like i am not the greatest friend to people. i could call more. i could send little messages on facebook or myspace more. i could even send a text message just to say i love you. but that isnt always the case. maybe today i will do better. i will send messages. call. even visit more. i know that these little things that appear to be small to me can make a friends day just a little bit brighter. so i will take the time, for they always take the time. what would my life be without them. i dont even want to think about that.

thanks friends. thanks for your smiles, encouragement, prayers, and above all....love!

xx