Raise your hand if your head is held above water by your girlfriends. See that person jumping up down waving their hands? Yup, that's me. Thankful ever so thankful for girlfriends.
Let me list some of them. There is the one who texts me multiple times a day, every day. There is the one who chats with me on Facebook literally every night. There are the coworker friends, past and present. There are friends who bring me leftovers. Friends who talk dogs to me. Pet therapy friends. A friend who I met because I loved consignment shopping, and she owned the store. She is also one who helped me store my sanity, among other things, when it was in danger for a while. I have friends who paint by my side. Who are always ready to share a bottle of wine. Who give me open invitations to holler if I need something. Friends who have walked my same journey and assure me I'll survive.
Sometimes I feel alone in life. It's been rugged for quite some time. But then I stop to count my friends. I don't have to see them daily, most times I'm lucky to see them monthly. Sometimes it's months between visits, or longer. Still they are there beside me.
Take a look at those who sustain you, those you are safe to laugh and cry with, those who light up your world with friendship and laughter. Then give thanks. We couldn't do life without them. So, thank you dear friends, thank you.
