Friday, January 25, 2013

A reason, a season, a lifetime.

I have had people who have stumbled into my life that brought me no blessing at all and then there were those that I learned a great deal from...even if I did not know what lesson I was suppose to learn at the time.

I have had people who have stumbled out of my life....some that I did not want to leave, by death, or moving, by lifestyle changes, or merely, by choice. Did not matter the hurt on both parties...they were just gone. 

I have been mostly blessed with those that have showed up and stayed for a lifetime...or that which feel like a life time.  To which there have been two friends that have stayed through the thick and the thin...listened to me cry in despair and then laughed with me when I laughed til I cried.

This post is dedicated to them:

My dearest and longest never ending friendship to date....Wanda.
This girl and I have walked to edges of hell and back and teetered back again.  We have been there though our weddings, the births of our children, the deaths of our parents, and our dearest Ronnie. We have stood and listened with our hearts when there wasn't words to express just what we were feeling.  We have laughed. We have gotten fat together...of course, she has gotten skinny...What a bitch!  She hears my heart even when at times, I cannot hear it myself.  We have vowed to be there for one another til the end...I even promised to get her to her funeral on time...as she is habitually late.  I know that she doesn't remember important dates and I know that she doesn't answer the phone, even if she is sitting right there next to it.  She has her own way about things...but she gets there. She is a woman who I admire...who has shown strength beyond what anyone imagined.  She layed down for a while...but her inner spunk got her up and fighting again and she emerged a stronger, better person.  I love you Portia!


My Angelina
There are a million words that I could use to describe Angie and still that would not be enough. She is every kind of happy emotion that I imagine. She is the most generous person with her time and self. She is a person who I know would drop whatever she is doing to see that I am okay. She is the girl who brings ice cream when she knows I am sad. She is the girl who makes me explore life because she knows I deserve it. She taught me about the universe being my friend. She is the girl that I taught that hugging is good. I know that without a doubt, she will be my strength when my daughter graduates from high school...even therapy hasn't helped with this sense of loss...but she will make sure I am okay...even is she has to drag me to the doctor and get my a prescription for Xanax and pours me a glass of wine.  Oh and she is so smart...not only in her career, but in her life as well. She is a class act! Our relationship isn't one of give and take...our cup overfloweth. I am so so blessed to have had her walk into my life and stay with me through thick and through thin...I am so blessed to have her as my voice of reason....we all could use a friend like my Angelina. Love you Angie!