Friends and Amigos

What would we do without friends??? Life would be so much less enjoyable and fulfilling without friends.

My earliest memories include friends! God has blessed me my whole life with true, loyal and wonderful friends. There have been many times I have been far from most of them and have mourned them and longed to see them. There have been times when I have been very lonely and had no friends close by. There are people who I was great friends with as a child or teenager that I don't keep up with anymore. There are friends I have only had for a few years that are an important and special part of my life now. There are people who I was casual friends with years ago, that now are some of my closest friends. There are a few who I have been friends with since early childhood and remain so to this day. Whatever season in life I find myself, and whether surrounded by friends or just with one or two nearby, I know that I am greatly blessed.

The friends I grew up with helped shape me and make me who I am today. I thank God from the bottom of my heart for these friends. The friends I have made as an adult help shape me and sharpen me as well and they are so important to me. I don't know why God chose to bless me with an endless list of awesome friends, but I am so glad He did.

I am truly thankful for my best friend, who is also my husband. I won't embarrass him by going into all of his good qualities and attributes....suffice it to say he is the best.

I pray often that God will bless my children in this same way and always give them at least one soul mate to call a friend. As our lives change and we head to a new place in Peru to live soon, one of my top prayer requests is for friends for my children - true amigos.

To all of my friends, near and far, I love you, I thank God for you and my life is so rich, full and meaningful because of you!!!

Miriam