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Hold on to Faith...
It is the source of believing that all things are possible.
It is the fiber and strength of a confident soul.
Hold on to Hope...
It banishes doubt and enables attitudes to be positive and
cheerful.
Hold on to Trust...
It is at the core of fruitful relationships that are secure and
content.
Hold on to Love...
It is life's greatest gift of all, for it shares, cares, and gives
meaning to life.
Hold on to Family and Friends...
They are the most important people in your life, and they make the
world a better place.
They are your roots and the beginnings that you grew from; they
are the vine that has grown through time to nourish you, help you
on your way, and always remain close by.
Hold on to all that you are...and all that you have learned...
For these things are what make you unique. Don't ignore what you
feel, and what you believe is right and important. Your heart has
a way of speaking louder than your mind.
Hold on to your dreams...
Achieve them diligently and honestly. Never take the easy way or
surrender to deceit.
Remember others on your way and take time to care for their needs.
Enjoy the beauty around you.
Have the courage to see things differently and clearly. Make the
world a better place...one day at a time, and don't let go of the
important things that give meaning to your life.
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TO THE WONDERFUL WOMEN IN MY
CIRCLE,
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's best is needed when you're going through things with
your children. Another friend's best 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 play
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 shoe
fetish, another your love for movies, another will be with you in
your season of confusion, another will be your clarifier, another
the wind beneath your wings.
But whatever their assignment in your life, on whatever the
occasion, on whatever the day, or wherever you need them 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 friends that will be there.
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 or
sisters-in-law, and on some days it's the one that you needed just
for that day or week that you needed someone with a fresh
perspective, or the one who didn't know all your baggage, or the
one who would just listen without judging... those are good
girlfriends/best friends. I thank my girlfriends, those who
honor intimacy, those who hold trust, and those who hold me up
when life is just too heavy!
The special bond we share is unique.
Thanks for the words we've shared. The prayers we've sent up. The
laughs, the tears, the phone calls, the emails, the shopping, the
movies, the lunches, the dinners, the talking, talking, talking
and the listening, listening, listening....
So whether you've been there 20 minutes or 20 years, I love you!
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