I was trying to find a photo of us when we were younger and I love this photo! Angie & I have been best friends for approx. 23 years!
(Since 4th grade...)
(Since 4th grade...)
We were talking last night on Facebook and the subject of how rare it is these days to have best friends. What we meant is we have been friends forever & will remain friends forever and will do ANYTHING for each other....but we live so far away...it's hard to find anyone else to be that friend that we have been for each other. I can say that I have 3 friends that I enjoy spending time with and I feel like they are soul sisters like Angie is...but other people don't call they don't seem to want to be a friend. They don't make that effort.
When we lived in Logan we would meet people & think...YAY they are so cool hopefully we can maintain our friendships when they move...and it didn't happen...so many times people would move & do they forget about us? I want them to know I think about them & I am thankful for those times we had in Logan. People say...we just grew apart or moving on with life...WHY? Why do we have to move on? I guess that is why I LOVE Facebook and blogs so much is so I CAN keep some of the old friends and let them know I think about them. And it seems that I am the only one interested sometimes. I appreciate the friends that have commented on my blog and keep in touch with me...I love that we can keep in contact!
Ok so here is the main reason why I thought this post was important tonight...Today in church the lesson was on being friends!! Talked about how Joseph Smith had such good friends who stood by him when he was persecuted and they remained friends even though they knew they could be persecuted for it. Aiding and abedding (sp) is what one person at church said. And it made me think about how Angie and I had just had this conversation last night about the same exact thing! Church has been really on with the lessons lately haha! ;o) I have to admit I don't read the lessons and maybe I should. Ok I KNOW I should!
Angie isn't a member of my church and I have offered, but I try not to push...I love her so much and don't want her to feel like I am trying to "shove God down her throat...". She has had struggles in her life that we have talked through and I have mentioned my testimony a time or two, but that is all I will do. I will always remember when she came to me with such sorrow and told me a secret that hurt me as much as it hurt her and we cried together...I felt her sorrow...I don't want to sound blasphamis, but I felt a shred of what the Savior felt knowing we all would sin...and letting us know he LOVES us. I have that unconditional love for Angie. And I let her know that.
I love having friends I always have. I get really down and depressed when I feel alone. I know I have Chris & the kids, but there is something about having those best girl friends to lift you up and let you know you are not the only one...GIRLS NIGHT is very important in my opinion...as well as BOYS NIGHT...and I wish that Chris had friends he could go out with...He thinks it's weird that I have to have friends & I think it's weird he doesn't have friends...haha
We need to make people feel wanted and welcome at all times...Seriously I will welcome anyone over at anytime...as long as they don't care about a messy place now & then... :o) I like to feel needed :o) And I like to let people know I care about them.
When we lived in Logan we would meet people & think...YAY they are so cool hopefully we can maintain our friendships when they move...and it didn't happen...so many times people would move & do they forget about us? I want them to know I think about them & I am thankful for those times we had in Logan. People say...we just grew apart or moving on with life...WHY? Why do we have to move on? I guess that is why I LOVE Facebook and blogs so much is so I CAN keep some of the old friends and let them know I think about them. And it seems that I am the only one interested sometimes. I appreciate the friends that have commented on my blog and keep in touch with me...I love that we can keep in contact!
Ok so here is the main reason why I thought this post was important tonight...Today in church the lesson was on being friends!! Talked about how Joseph Smith had such good friends who stood by him when he was persecuted and they remained friends even though they knew they could be persecuted for it. Aiding and abedding (sp) is what one person at church said. And it made me think about how Angie and I had just had this conversation last night about the same exact thing! Church has been really on with the lessons lately haha! ;o) I have to admit I don't read the lessons and maybe I should. Ok I KNOW I should!
Angie isn't a member of my church and I have offered, but I try not to push...I love her so much and don't want her to feel like I am trying to "shove God down her throat...". She has had struggles in her life that we have talked through and I have mentioned my testimony a time or two, but that is all I will do. I will always remember when she came to me with such sorrow and told me a secret that hurt me as much as it hurt her and we cried together...I felt her sorrow...I don't want to sound blasphamis, but I felt a shred of what the Savior felt knowing we all would sin...and letting us know he LOVES us. I have that unconditional love for Angie. And I let her know that.
I love having friends I always have. I get really down and depressed when I feel alone. I know I have Chris & the kids, but there is something about having those best girl friends to lift you up and let you know you are not the only one...GIRLS NIGHT is very important in my opinion...as well as BOYS NIGHT...and I wish that Chris had friends he could go out with...He thinks it's weird that I have to have friends & I think it's weird he doesn't have friends...haha
We need to make people feel wanted and welcome at all times...Seriously I will welcome anyone over at anytime...as long as they don't care about a messy place now & then... :o) I like to feel needed :o) And I like to let people know I care about them.
1 comment:
Birdy, you are such a doll. YOU are definitely a keeper of a friend.
Love you!
liz
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