Friends...

An interesting thing happened today, well actual three...



I think I surprised and slightly embarrased a friend, but that's OK... She needed it! Sooner or later she will finally figure it out.



I learned that another friend's voice is 65% back! She's had a cold/laryngitis...



And finally, I got a message from an old High School friend!



These things got me thinking about how important friends are! I have lived a very full and eventful life, for that I am most grateful for, but at times I have often wondered about who else would be interested or even care. Obviously, one's family comes to mind, but not everyone has a family, or at least one that cares... So what does that leave someone? The answer is friends!



Friends are a different, but kind of a special, type of relationship. No one is obligated to be a friend to someone, it has to be a mutual choice... sorta like a marriage, but different. In some ways, I think a friendship is deeper than a marriage. Perhaps that is the secret to a long and happy marriage... more married couples should be friends, even best friends!



I have seen it in action with another friend. He and his wife are best friends. They are more than a couple, more than partners, they are... well... each other! They are totally devoted to one another first and foremost as friends, then as partners, then as husband and wife! I totally envy them! Yes... I'm guilty of that sin! But what they have works!

So to all of my friends, past, present, and future... to those that may happen upon this blog... thank you! Thank you for considering me your friend!