Good Girlfriends

I had a quick date with hubbie this afternoon - a few hours, ok, two, and during that time he was asking about how a few of my friends were doing. Steph had just called (who is suffering horribly with a case of the flu, quite possibly the swine variety - oink oink), and Jeff made the comment, "you have really good girlfriends."

The comment made me smile and feel again all-over blessed, because I do, indeed, have good girlfriends.

Girls can be rough to be friends with. We are a jealous, possessive group by human nature, so when you find a few that truly love you, and are happy for you when you are happy - and sad with you when you are sad, then you are blessed. So, I won't dare mention you by name, but here is what I love about my girlfriends.

You are all low maintenance. Some of you I talk to once a year - chat with one in a while on FB, etc, but we still love each other, and would be there in a second if the need arose. You don't need me to call you everyday to know that you are loved. Thank you for that.

I love that it is ok to NOT be ok all the time. We don't play the "I'm great - and why aren't you?" game. If I am great, you are happy for me. If I am having a rough time, you don't make me feel like a dork because of that.

You are all beautiful. One of my friend's little girl was discussing the beauty of another little girl. They got to have a great talk about the fact that just because another girl is beautiful does not mean that her beauty is less. This is hard for most girls (of any age)to understand. Just because you are pretty does not make another girl less pretty. We are each beautful and unique. Our size and shape really don't matter. We celebrate each other's beauty.

You are there. I often joke about the dark days of life - the ones that send you into the closet - to lie on the floor in the dark - maybe in the fetal position! Those are the days that you discover your true friends. We need friends that will let us lie there because that is where we need to be. We need friends that will lie outside the door and pray for us. We need friends who will grab us by the ankles and drag us out because we have been in there too long.

I have girlfriends who are younger than me, older than me, are related to me, not related to me, and are my same age. You make my life richer. You make me a better wife, mother, and friend. I am grateful for each of you. I do have good girlfriends.