When I was little, I used 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 whatever 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 6thgrade, 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, afternoontalks, 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!
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