Bless a friend

This week I was blessed by a friend.  Blessed because while grieving a loss she suffered less than 12 hours before she reached out to me, who was having a bad day (week really).  She went beyond her feelings and remembered my hurts.  This friend spent over an hour on the phone with me helping me sort feelings out, sort anger out.  She gave me a revelation about something I am struggling with (that I'm not ready to air publicly) that made me stop my blubbering and praise God in the storm.  Mind you, compared to the loss she was mourning at that very moment my storm was merely a drizzly mist but she took the time to share an umbrella.  She cried with me too, which meant the world to me.  She didn't belittle me or poopoo my feelings, she spoke truth in love.

I used to be a decent friend.  I used to write thank you notes and get birthday cards out on time.  Now I mail my parents Christmas present on January 27 (yes today!) and I stink at being a friend.  Taking my cue from some of the people who surround me now, I want to strive to be a better friend.  May I encourage you this week to pick up a pen, paper, envelope and stamp and write a friend a letter (no emails people).  Tell them thank you, that you love them, what they mean to you, anything you want.  Just.get.it .in.the.mail.  I have several notes I want to write, but my first one goes to the friend above.  I don't even think she reads this blog :) but she deserves a note of gratitude for standing with me.

Now GO and do likewise! (leave me a comment when it hits the mailbox)