Friends

It is amazing what you can learn from your friends and the people around you. I have had some rather extraordinary friends in my life and every time I think of what I have learned from each of them I am humbled to have been so blessed.  There are those friends for life that I can call up at a moment’s notice and are always there with a non-judgmental ear. They are friends that take me as I am even when I am not perfect. Then there are those friends that I meet in passing and they didn’t really stick around long however they have taught me something that has changed my life. It’s as though they come into my life and instill a life lesson and they are gone.

We never know when we may touch someone’s life; it could be in an instant when we say something that is an answer to another person prayer or something that someone needed to hear. Many times we don’t even realize the impact we have. We should never underestimate our ability to touch someone’s life, because we can influence and lift someone every day.

My life is filled with people that I have come to love and admire; friends that I don’t know what I would do without. We all need each other; we are all struggling to find our way and we shouldn’t be struggling alone. What a great difference a smile or a kind word can make in someone’s life. You never know when you just might be an answer to someone’s prayer. Many of my friends, whether for life or just a brief moment, have been answers to my prayers.

Thanks to all those friends who have always been there and love me even when I fall short at times. Thanks to all those friends that have only been in my life for a brief time and have left foot prints on my heart.