Often times we don't appreciate what it means to have friendships. We take for granted these precious people who are in our lives and do so much more for us than they know. In most cases your friends are who you tell everything to, even the deep, dark things that you don't tell your parents. Your friends know everything and love you anyway. It usually takes a difficult time or a tragedy for us to appreciate our friends, but why should it take something bad? Friends are with you through the good and the bad we should be grateful for them everyday.
I spent the past weekend reconnecting with my best friends that I hadn't seen in a while. It was really great just spending time together. We didn't need to go out and do things to have fun, we enjoyed each other's company and were finally able to talk about everything that had happened since we last saw each other. After not seeing them for a month I realized how important these girls were to my life and how life would be something completely different without them. We are all going separate ways at the end of the summer, but there is no doubt in my mind that if I need them they will come. I am so thankful to have people that I can count on to be there for me.
So if you have friends that you couldn't live without, who would drop whatever they were doing to come to your side, thank them. They probably don't realize what an impact they have on your life but they should know that they do!
-M
