Girlfriends
How very true this is !
I sat on the
>porch overlooking a beautiful mountain lake on a summer day, enjoying a
>glass of wine with my Mom. Older than me, mother of four, experienced
>and wise.
>'Get yourself some girlfriends,' she advised, swirling the wine in her
>glass. 'You are going to need girlfriends. Go places with them, do
>things with them.'
>What a funny piece of advice, I thought. Hadn't I just gotten married?
>Hadn't I just joined the couple-world? I was a married woman, for
>goodness sake, not a young girl who needed girlfriends.
>Nevertheless, I listened to my Mom and I got back in touch with my old
>girlfriends of years long gone.
>As the years tumbled by, one after another, gradually I came to
>understand that Mom knew what she was talking about.
>Here is what I know about them:
>Girlfriends bring casseroles and scrub your bathroom when you are sick.
>Girlfriends keep your children and keep your secrets. Girlfriends give
>advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it, sometimes you don't.
>Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually
>honest. Girlfriends still love you, even when they don't agree with your
>choices.
>Girlfriends might send you a birthday card, but they might not. It does
>not matter in the least.
>Girlfriends laugh with you, and you don't need canned jokes to start the
>laughter. Girlfriends pull you out of jams.
>Girlfriends don't keep a calendar that lets them know who hosted the
>other last.
>Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they get
>married or have a baby, in whichever order that comes!
>Moreover, girlfriends are there for you, in an instant and truly, when
>the hard times come.
>Girlfriends listen when you lose a job or a husband.
>Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart.
>Girlfriends listen when your parent's minds and bodies fail.
>My girlfriends bless my life.
>Once we were young, with no idea of the incredible joys or the
>incredible sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would
>need each other.
>Pass this on to your girlfriends (that includes sisters) and
>.................even to women you are not quite friends with. You never
>know, someday they may end up being a dear old friend. Let them know how
>much you appreciate them. I sent this to you because I appreciate you
>more than I could ever express.
>'There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few
>will catch your heart . . pursue those.'
