September 2nd...To many of you it's the countdown to the upcoming Labor Day weekend. However, for me, it's always a special day I get to help my best friend, Kerri, celebrate her birthday.
And tonight I did just that with her husband, father, brother, her 4 boys and some of her good friends. At one point during the evening Kerri introduced me to a good friend of hers and said, "Blah, Blah, Blah - I'd like you to meet my best friend since 9th grade."
WOW - 9th grade. Have I really known her that long?! At first it made me feel old...but then (while I was fortunate enough to be holding her little baby boy...so yummie and sweet!) I got to thinking how incredibly blessed I am to have had her in my life for all these years.
Having a best friend has been often defined as important aspect in life because of the need to make connections to other people on deeper levels. When something goes wrong in your life, you can turn to a best friend first in order to get things straight again. No matter what is happening, a best friend becomes important because of their ability to reach you on levels that others may not have been able to.
And, for me, that's exactly what she's been able to do.
Through the years, we have participated together in some incredibly stupid things. Things we are only now sharing with our parents knowing we can no longer be grounded for our actions! And things we will never share with our children until they have children of their own!
However, there have also been some incredibly precious and life changing moments as well.
So tonight I reflect on the beauty that is our friendship and thank God for the blessing he has given to me, in our friendship, everyday.
Happy Birthday Kerri! I love you.
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