Tonight I am feeling especially grateful for all of my true friends!

I true friend keeps walking with you year after year even when you slow her down. A true friend talks to you til midnight even when shes totally exhausted. A true friend brings you a family size bag of wavy lays just to let you know they care. A true friend helps you baby sit so you can have a break. I true friend lends their truck and goes with you to the dump. A true friend tries to fill in for your grandchildren’s late Grandpa. A true friend has confidence in you even when you don’t have it in yourself. A true friend rides with you through the storms of life even if they don’t know how to ease your burden.

I could go on and on of what I think a true friend is…..but more importantly I have learned that to have a friend you must first… be a friend. Friendship is a state of mutual trust and support. As human beings we all have the basic needs of being cared for as well as caring for others which brings friendship full circle.

Friendship can have its ups and downs like any other relationship but its strength will help it to prevail. Making allowances for imperfections up front reduce disappointments later on. No one is perfect, not even a true friend!

If you seek friendship, go after it by being a Friend!

by Tanya Christiansen

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