Friendship

There are some kindnesses that have been shown to my family over the years by people who call themselves our friends and we have been able to be a friend to others also. Here are some times when those kindnesses and friendships have grown.

One day when I was sick and my friend Emily came to my house after school that day with balloons and a card for me to get better. To this day I still have the card!! Don’t you just love it when a friend helps you out in all situations? That what friendship is all about.

When my mom had our littles, people came over with loads of food. One day a friend came over with a van full of food, it lasted us a month! Friends are SO kind! People are still kind to us now when a family member gets sick people come over to help in any way.

For two weeks we went on vacation and our close family friend Miss Esther came by and watched our animals. She took my dog on vacation with her and they went to the coast, how nice is that!?!

One Christmas we had a man named Cleo come over to our house . He passed away just a few months later, you never know when your friend can pass away, so love them and comfort them because you never know how long you will have them for.

It’s easy to love someone that you are close to, but when you do something kind for a stranger that is a sacrificial love. When my mom went to a conference she saw a homeless man. She went and bought a bottle of water for him, THAT is a sacrificial love.

~Proverbs 17:17 a “A friend loveth at all times…” (KJV)

Here are some quotes on friendship that we found:

“A friend is one who strengthens you with prayers, blesses you with love and encourages you with hope.” -Unknown

“True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.”
– Charles Caleb Colton

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”- Unknown

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”
– Donna Roberts