Girlfriends and Daughters
When I was little, I used to believe in the concept of one best friend,
and then I started to become a woman. And then I found out that if you
allow your heart to open up, God would show you the best in many
friends.
One friend is needed when you're going through things with your man.
Another friend is needed when you're going through things with your Mom.
Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be. One
friend will say let's pray together, another let's cry together, another
let's fight together, another let's walk away together.
One friend will meet your spiritual need, another your love for a good
laugh, another will be with you in your season of confusion, another
will be your clarifier, another the wind beneath your wings, another
your mentor. But whatever their assignment in your life, on whatever the
occasion, on whatever the day, or wherever you need them, whether to
meet you with their gym shoes on and hair pulled back, or to hold you
back from making a complete fool of yourself ..... those are your best
friends.
It may all be wrapped up in one woman, but for many it's wrapped up in
several .........
One from 7th grade, one from high school, several from the college
years, a couple from old jobs, several from church, on some days your
mother, on others your sisters, and on some days your daughters.
So whether they've been there 20 minutes or 20 years, pass this on to
the women that God has placed in your life to make a difference.
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Love waxes and wanes.
Hearts break.
Careers end.
Jobs come and go.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Men don't call when they say they will.
BUT...........
Girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are
between you. A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her can
reach. Your girlfriends will be cheering you on, praying for you,
pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you. Or come
in and carry you out.
Daughters, Daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, mother,
mother-in-law, aunties, nieces, cousins, extended family, and friends
bless our life! The world wouldn't be the same without them, and neither
would we. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea
of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how
much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.
Pass this on to the women who help make your life work.
I just did.