It's a subject that's been popping up in my brain a lot lately. I've had some "Friendship Seminars" for my third grade girls during lunch (I am pretty sure third grade is that magical time when the whole idea of "She's MY BFF" comes alive for many girls). Sometimes, the need to be a part of a half can drive out rational thought if you're 9. Or 99. So between mediating third grade friendships and watching my daughter set her first excited footstep on Friendship Road has got me reflecting on my own friendships.
The cool thing about my friendships is that we play different roles in one another's lives - all equally important, yet all uniquely different. There are work friends, friends that go "way back", family members who are friends, new friendships, Rich's friends that have now become MY friends too, and on and on....
While all of these friendships may have started for different reasons (some out of choice, some out of situation), they all involve the same core value: a genuine concern for one another.
I see that genuine concern for others in my 8 and 9 year olds, and I see it in my own friendships.
Thank God we are not meant to walk through this life alone. Thank God we have friends that can walk alongside us in the hard times and skip alongside us in through the fun times.
Ironically, as I'm typing this, Annessa announced to me that she and her friend at school are "Super Girls" - "We save people when they are hurt. We draw pictures for people in the hospital."
Yes, my dear, that is what friends do - save each other when one is hurting. Offer your unique gifts to bring them happiness.
To all of my Super Girls (and Guys): Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for giving yourself when it may not have been convenient because your plate was full with your own stuff. Thank you for loving the good, the bad and the ugly and never, never judging. May I be able to return the favor now and forever.
Love,
Autumn
The cool thing about my friendships is that we play different roles in one another's lives - all equally important, yet all uniquely different. There are work friends, friends that go "way back", family members who are friends, new friendships, Rich's friends that have now become MY friends too, and on and on....
While all of these friendships may have started for different reasons (some out of choice, some out of situation), they all involve the same core value: a genuine concern for one another.
I see that genuine concern for others in my 8 and 9 year olds, and I see it in my own friendships.
Thank God we are not meant to walk through this life alone. Thank God we have friends that can walk alongside us in the hard times and skip alongside us in through the fun times.
Ironically, as I'm typing this, Annessa announced to me that she and her friend at school are "Super Girls" - "We save people when they are hurt. We draw pictures for people in the hospital."
Yes, my dear, that is what friends do - save each other when one is hurting. Offer your unique gifts to bring them happiness.
To all of my Super Girls (and Guys): Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for giving yourself when it may not have been convenient because your plate was full with your own stuff. Thank you for loving the good, the bad and the ugly and never, never judging. May I be able to return the favor now and forever.
Love,
Autumn
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