Friend are God's way of helping you out!

I love my friends. I have so many wonderful friends! Some are friends from childhood, some are friends from high school, Germany, college. I have two best friends that are my sisiters, I have two other friends that are my daughters, I have a sister-in-law who is definetly my friend. I married another best friend eight years ago, who I talk to at least three times a day (He gets made fun of for it.) I have a few close friends here in Colorado and between you and me I wouldn't want to live here without! Some of my friends I talk with all the time, some not so often, others I don't talk with at all, but think about them when something reminds me of their friendship I once had. Some I call when something happen's that I say, "Only so and so would understand." Some call me on occasion when I am crying and say, "Oh my gosh, what's wrong?!" Some say I look great on Sunday, some say, "You have to buy that!" Some say,"Ashlee!?" when I swear, some say, "When are you coming to stay with me?" I love it when my friends start to laugh and say, "Do you remember when . . ." Some of my friends live far away and others I sleep with at night (children included) that is so wonderful about friends, they are so many different places. I love it when my close friends visit me in the hospital after I have had a baby and want to know every detail that happened. I love it when I call an old friend out of the blue and we talk for three hours about every funny thing that has happened since the last time we talked. I have friends I talk with after church, after school, after watching my favorite TV show, after I did something wrong or after I actually did something right! I love it when an older visiting teacher brought me brownies and said "I remember when I was a young mother . . ." she is a friend, and she past away a year ago.
There is not a time in my life, no not one, no, not ever! when I can recall I didn't have a friend to share my problem with or a friend to laugh with, cry with, or share their moment or mine own moment of happiness, saddness, doubt, regret, or worry. How is it even possable that I have so many wonderful friends? I don't know the answer. But I am not lucky, no not lucky at all, there is no way I could be lucky enough that LUCK would give me all of you. I have to be blessed to have not only all of you who read my blog but many more that don't and many that probably don't remember me, but oh I remember you! Today, I found a old friend on facebook, talked with a college friend about all our other friends, my husband asked if he could throw-out some pictures that a good high school friend framed for me (I told him "NO.") and one of my little friends came running out of school and said, "Mom, you look so pretty, where did you get that?!!" while all my older friends started to laugh and asked if they could take her for the day. Today I did think about you, well maybe not today, but this week I will. I will come to your blog and share in your happiness and laugh at the funny things that happened this week. I love my friends and I am so greatful that we all get to share in each others lives. Having friends has taught me what it means to mourn with those who mourn . . . and smile when they smile too. Friendship is without a doubt inherit of God. May I be a better friend to my friends and may I become friends with those who need one. May I never forget those friends I have had if even for a moment, because some of those I remember more often than not. I hope you know what a great friend you are and I charish the memories I make with all of my friends! I love my friends.