Friends

Long, lost friends are sometimes the best friends you don't have in your life.

They've "been there" with you and remember times you've long since forgotten.

They knew you "when" and know you now. And they aren't afraid that time will have changed the fact that you value their opinion.

They've long since misplaced the negative emotions that tempered your relationship and caused you to become enemies, only to become friends again.

They love you like no one else because they know you like no one else. And, still, they like you to the core.

Long lost friends don't have to receive a Christmas card every year or hear you sing "Happy Birthday" annually or know the ins and outs of your every day life.

They are happy to know you are still alive and kicking and will, one day, reconnect with them...if only briefly and only for a moment to help you out of that pickle you find yourself in. And, then, they disappear like mist into the clouds.

But, somehow, you know they are always there. Cheering you on and praying for you, even when they aren't sure what they are praying for or why you are on their mind.

They are the ones whose email addresses you love to see show up in your inbox, out of the clear, blue sky. Or, better yet, whose return address adorns the unexpected card they send, catching you up on their latest adventures.

They are the ones who can talk your ears off when you see them after weeks, months, or years have gone by.

My long lost friends are the ones whom I will grieve when they are gone and will blissfully reunite with in the blink of an eye.

They are the truest people in my life. The ones whom time has tested and who have remained loyal and faithful, through it all.

You know who you are. And I love that God has blessed me with you.