Friendship
The word FRIEND is defined as a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. I read this definition and thought to myself, "That is not the definition of a friend". There is NO way that defines what a friend means to me.
This past weekend I had the pleasure to recall what true friendship is. Ironically some of these true friends I have not seen in over ten years. Yet there I was this past weekend surrounded by some of the most amazing women in the planet.
Now let me make one thing clear. We are not all exactly alike. Are tastes are all very different. We belong to a variety of church types and we all have our own unique hobbies. Yet there I was Saturday night looking around me at these beautiful women. Beautiful beyond just what you see in their pictures. Beautiful hearts, beautiful lives, beautiful stories.
Every one of them leaves a legacy of the person they are and of the God that they serve. As surreal as it was, I looked about me Saturday night as we laughed and cried together and I realized in that moment how blessed I was. I may only get to see these girls on occasion and certainly not as often as I like, but just the fact that I have been a part of their lives and they have been a part of mine, is a blessing I dare not take for granted. Every person there has shaped my life and inspired me in some way.
Friendship is a thing you take for granted until you lose it. It's value is priceless, it is an investment with an endless return. So to all my beautiful sisters in Christ, I love you, I miss you and I am so grateful to call you my FRIEND!..
The word FRIEND is defined as a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. I read this definition and thought to myself, "That is not the definition of a friend". There is NO way that defines what a friend means to me.
This past weekend I had the pleasure to recall what true friendship is. Ironically some of these true friends I have not seen in over ten years. Yet there I was this past weekend surrounded by some of the most amazing women in the planet.
Now let me make one thing clear. We are not all exactly alike. Are tastes are all very different. We belong to a variety of church types and we all have our own unique hobbies. Yet there I was Saturday night looking around me at these beautiful women. Beautiful beyond just what you see in their pictures. Beautiful hearts, beautiful lives, beautiful stories.
Every one of them leaves a legacy of the person they are and of the God that they serve. As surreal as it was, I looked about me Saturday night as we laughed and cried together and I realized in that moment how blessed I was. I may only get to see these girls on occasion and certainly not as often as I like, but just the fact that I have been a part of their lives and they have been a part of mine, is a blessing I dare not take for granted. Every person there has shaped my life and inspired me in some way.
Friendship is a thing you take for granted until you lose it. It's value is priceless, it is an investment with an endless return. So to all my beautiful sisters in Christ, I love you, I miss you and I am so grateful to call you my FRIEND!..
