From the Heart of a Friend

(This angel makes hundreds of little rainbows when the sun hits her crystals!)




One can have many acquaintances all through life but true, faithful friends are fewer and farther between.

If one has a friend in whom she can confide and be 100 percent honest with, that's a gift. A genuine friend, who loves you through good and bad times, who will be honest with you yet believe in you even when you don't believe in yourself, is a rare treasure.

Three of my dearest friends all live in Tucson, Arizona. They stuck by me during some pretty dreadful times as well as shared happiness on so many special occasions. We went out to eat together, shopped, shared holidays, and pretty much helped each other for many years. When our family moved away from the southwest, part of my heart remained with my three best buds.

I feel each of those dear women is a kindred spirit. We all still correspond either by phone, e-mail, or snail mail.

"D" and I have exchanged hundreds of cards as well throughout the years. I can't throw a single one of them away because they come from someone so special to me.

We have given each other all kinds of gifts as well. One of my all-time favorites from her is a brass angel with crystals. Placed on the kitchen window, it has some pretty "miraculous" powers. When the sun hits the crystals, hundreds of small rainbows form all over the kitchen walls and appliances. It's like being in some kind of wonderland. Of course, every time it happens, I think of my beloved friend and pray that she is well and happy.

Friendship is such great gift. We are lucky, indeed, if we have a friend to share our joy or console us if our hearts are filled with sorrow.

When a brass and crystal angel covers me with rainbows, I know how lucky I to have the friend who gave her to me!

What do you do for a friend to keep your friendship strong?