TO THE WONDERFUL WOMEN IN MY LIFE!!!

June 5, 2004

When I was little, I use to believe in the concept of one best friend, and then

I started to become a woman. And then I found out that if you allow your heart

to open up, God will show you the best in many friends.

One friend's best is needed when you're going through things with your man.

Another friend's best is needed when you're going through things with your

momma. Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be.

One friend will say let's pray together, another let's cry together, another

let's fight together, another let's walk away together...

One friend will meet your spiritual need, another your shoe fetish, another your

love for movies, another will be with you in your season of confusion, another

will be your clarifier, another the wind beneath your wings...

But what ever their assignment in your life, on whatever the occasion, on

whatever the day, or where ever you need them to meet you with their gym shoes

on and hair pulled back or to hold you back from making a complete fool of

yourself ... those are your best friends.

It may all be wrapped up in one woman, but for many it's wrapped up in several

.... one from 7th grade, one from high school, several from the college years, a

couple from old jobs, several from church, on some days your mother, on others

your sisters, and on some days it's the one that you needed just for that day or

week that

you needed someone with a fresh perspective, or the one who didn't know all your

baggage, or the one who would just listen without judging ... those are good

girlfriends/best friends.

Men are wonderful, husbands are excellent, boyfriends are awesome, male friends

are priceless.......but if you've ever had a real good girlfriend, then you know

there's nothing like her!

I thank God for girlfriends, those who honor intimacy, those who hold trust, and

those who just got your back when you feel like life is just too heavy!

I thank God for you. The special bond we share, that's unique to us. The words

we've shared. The prayers we've sent up. The laughs, the tears, the phone

calls, the emails, the shopping, the movies, the lunches, the dinners, the late

night talks, afternoon talks, the weekend talks, all the talking, talking,

talking and the listening, listening,

listening....

So whether you've been there 20 minutes or 20 years, I love you!

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "

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