Yesterday one of my dearest friends was given some news that is pretty shattering. I won't go into details, as she is still processing it all herself. Let's just say that when a friend is hurting, you want to be there to help. If you can't help, you just want to be there.
A couple of hours after her news, "our gang" descended upon her home. We all just wanted to love her, to listen, to talk, to shed a tear, to laugh, and to just be with her. As I looked around the table at us sitting there in her kitchen, I thought of our threads of friendship...the threads that bind us. We've known each other for years, some of us have a longer history with one another. We've gone through all sorts of hardships as well as joys together. You could say that we've been through "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" with one another. As I looked at our group of friends, I thought about the comfort and safety that comes from knowing each other well enough to not let the bad or the ugly keep us from lifting one another up....and that's what makes it good.
Life isn't easy. Life throws us curveballs. Life gets messy. But what a joy it is when you have a group of friends who love you through it all.
Here's to my friend who has been thrown a curveball.....we're all here with you....and we wouldn't be anywhere else.
