Say What You Need to Say - Friends

Greetings Dear Reader,

I find great value in my friends.  I do not think that I express this often enough or well enough.  I have not had a regular “buddy”, someone I hang with all the time since high school.  I miss that but life does not really allow it right now.

That said I truly value the people I call friend.  They are diverse and amazing.  Each of them has gifts and abilities that make the world a better place.  They make me a better man. They teach me.  Some are supportive to my thinking and others are foils to my world view.  Some have been my friends for decades. 

I need to say to them that I am thankful.  I wish there was a way to express how much I love and value each of them.  I know they are precious gifts from God that I do not wish to neglect.  I will not name any names as I would leave someone off the list.

As I grow closer to another birthday I realize how rich my life is because of the friends I have.  Whether that friendship is time and distance tested or new and fresh I value it.  I am honored that unique souls find a way to connect with me at a personal level.  They make the journey better and the joy of it richer.  That is what I need to say about this.  There is more but it should be said face to face.

You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

When the road looks rough ahead

And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed

You just remember what your old pal said

Boy, you've got a friend in me

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You got troubles

Then I got them too

There isn't anything

I wouldn't do for you

We stick together, we can see it through

Cause you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am

Bigger and stronger too

Maybe

But none of them

Will ever love you

The way I do

It's me and you, boy

And as the years go by

Our friendship will never die

You're gonna see it's our destiny

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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