When I was little, I used to believe in the concept of one best friend, and then I started to become a woman. And then I found out that if you allow your heart to open up, God would show you the best in many friends.
One friend's best is needed when you're going through things with your man.
Another friend's best is needed when you're going through things with your Mom.
Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just "be".
One friend will say let's pray together, another let's cry together, another let's laugh together, another let's walk together.
One friend will meet your spiritual need, another your shopping fetish, another your love for movies, another will be with you in your season of confusion, another will be your clarifier, another "the wind beneath your wings".
But whatever their assignment in your life, on whatever the occasion, on whatever the day, or wherever you need them to meet you with their gym shoes on and hair pulled back or to hold you back from making a complete fool of yourself...those are your "best" friends.
It may all be wrapped up in one woman, but for many, it's wrapped up in several.. one from 7th grade, one from high school, several from the college years, a couple from old jobs, several from church, on some days your mother, on some days your daughters, others your sisters, and on some days it's the one that you needed just for that day or week that you needed someone with a fresh perspective, or the one who didn't know all our "baggage", or the one who would just listen without judging...those are "good girlfriends /best friends".
Men are wonderful, husbands are excellent, boyfriends are awesome, male friends are priceless... but if you've ever had a real good girlfriend, then you know there's nothing like her. You can always feel more comfortable "sharing secrets" or just being silly with her. Men are great, but sometimes they just don't understand about "girl things".
I thank my girlfriends, those who honor intimacy, those who hold trust, and those who just give you a gentle push back to "reality", when you feel like life is getting too hard!!!
I thank you, & I thank God. The special bond we share that's unique to us is priceless. The words we've shared, the prayers we've sent up, the laughs, the tears, the phone calls, the e-mails, the shopping, the movies, the lunches, the late night talks, afternoon talks, the weekend talks, shop talk, all the talking, talking, talking, and the listening, listening, listening....
So whether you've been there for 20 minutes or 50 years, I love you!
Pass this on to the women that God has placed in your life who make a difference. God bless you all.