Friends....

I so appreciate friendship... I believe that friends are so important in life! And I'm not saying dozens of them. But those few BEST friends. The ones that you would do anything for... the ones that you know will be by your side for the rest of you life.

I have a few of those... Some for a very long time... and some for not near as long. But I love them all so much. 

I had a very very special friend come up and stay with me this weekend. We have known each other since I was 2 years old... so crazy! We have been best friends every since. We've had our random times of losing contact with each other, life got the best of us and we were too busy to keep a real effort in. But one of the things that I appreciate more than anything... are those friends that you can not talk to for months... and then when you pick up the phone or set a date to get together its like you've never separated!

I don't believe that there will be too many of those types of friends in anyone's life. But I pray that each of you have a few. Those friends are the ones that God has placed in your life so that you two can lift each other up in prayer, so that you can have someone to laugh with, cry with, and just be yourself with. They are there to walk along side you in life until the end.

I also treasure those friends that have been, and are, in my life for only a season. I know that they play a specific role too. None of my friends are less important than the other. Some are just here for life, and some for a small part of it. The friends that are here for only a small part always leave a real imprint on your heart, they help you learn things that you didn't know. And help you see things in a way you'd never seen them before. They may come in and out of your life, but they will forever be in your heart.

I'm so appreciative of every single one of my friends. And I know I don't say that enough. So thank you. 

And thank you, Cassie, for being the beautiful soul that you are. For knowing its ok to say that you're not perfect, knowing that those are the people God has the easiest time molding into His perfect will. For being someone who loves the Lord with ALL of her heart. For being such a WONDERFUL mother. And most of all, for being one of the best friends a girl could have. You're amazing. And it was so great to see you this weekend. :) I love you girly.