Good Friends...

One of the greatest blessings in my life are true friends. I was thinking over my blessings, and one after another friend's names came into my mind.

I was talking last night with my friend Noelle. She's getting married in December, so she was showing me her dress and her vail, and we got to talking about how it will be when she's a wife. It was such a blessing to talk to her because we are the same in so many ways when it come to marriage, and all the things that go with it. I know that marriage is a far way off for me, but it was still nice to talk with her about it, and hear her thoughts and cares, and see how similar they are to mine.

We have some neighbors, and they are just the sweetest couple. We've been neighbors for almost 16 years, and just in the past two or three years, have I noticed what a blessing they are in our life. They go every Wednesday and distribute food to people in need. Food like bread, eggs, milk, some veggies, and lately on their way home (they live across the street and two doors down), they've stopped by and dropped off some eggs, milk, bread, and just different food products, and it has been such a blessing for us.

It's so awesome to see how God is taking care of us through others. How He gives us friends to talk and share our thoughts with, to go through trials with, to encourage us, and also to rejoice with us. I tend to take the special people in my life for granted, but now I've come to see just how special friends and neighbors are, and how much of a blessing they can be.