Remember there is a difference in true friends and acquaintances...

Good morning and happy "tank filling day" I pray that this day is filled with much joy and laughter for each of you and that no matter what problems arise this coming week that your faith and belief will carry you through as if on the wings of angels.

It looks as if God is throwing hand fulls of cotton balls across the sky today, the clouds are plentiful and moving as if going to battle. The winds are whipping and my precious wind chimes are playing a heavenly concert. Life is good and I have much love in my heart. I have to tell you the most wonderful thing happened to me yesterday, I have a wonderful friend in Texas that I have known for well over 20 years who out of the blue yesterday sent a package to me, it was a beautiful wind chime with a cross on it, the writing on the cross says "a friend loves at all times...proverbs 17:17" I was like a child at Christmas as I opened the package and then I was so very touched to have received such a special gift form such a special lady. Thank you Rhonda Livingston, you are such an inspiration to me....God bless you.

You now friendship is a wonderful thing, having true, unselfish, unconditional friends is such a blessings, we go through out lives thinking that we have many true friends only to have our hearts broken time and time again learning that they were never really friends at all. 

        True friends never leave each other, even if one of them is walking on the wrong path of life. A true friend will try to correct the other in a way that it does not hurt the ego of the other friend. Friends don't mind when mistakes are pointed out; rather they try to accept it and change themselves for the better. True friends are those, who inspire others to become a better person in life. I can only pray that you have been a true friend to others and that you have true friends in your life. If I have but one true friend on the day I die, I will consider myself blessed in abundance!!! Remember there is a difference in true friends and acquaintances. Make sure you determine which is which and feed the true friend for they are the ones who will stand by your side through thick and thin, they will be your cheerleaders and they will offer unconditional love just as Christ teaches....don't be fooled by wolves in sheep's clothing....I am very fortunate to have some real true friends, to many names to list. You know who you are and you know how much I love you!!!!

Motivational Story Of Friendship

Two girls were best of friends, since their childhood. When they were small kids, they used to go to school together, play together and sometimes even stay at each other's places. They were next door neighbors and thus their parents were friends as well. The best friends graduated from school and went to pursue higher studies in the same college. Everyone knew that the girls were the best of friends. Nothing was hidden between the duo, because both knew each other inside out. 

After some days, one of the friends found the other behaving in a very strange manner. She would remain withdrawn, sleep too much and turn violent, very often. At first, the other friend thought it was just the studies getting on to her. However, with time, she became even more moody and frustrated. Finally, her friend couldn't take it any longer and confronted her with the problem. She broke down into tears and confessed that she was going around with a guy, who was taking drugs and forced her to take them too. 

The girl was not only forced to take drugs, but was also forced to bring money every now and then and was threatened with dire consequences, if she revealed the matter to anyone, even her best friend. Shocked by her story, the other friend consoled her. She then thought of a way to help her. Finally, she thought that she would come up straight to the point and tell her to leave this guy and get out of all the mess. She contacted the college counselor, who was a psychologist and narrated all the problem to her. She offered to help and said that matter would be kept under wraps. 

The girl was then advised by her friend to leave this guy, as he was torturing her unnecessarily. Her friend reminded her of her dreams of becoming a successful professional, inspired her to set an example for others and reminded of what her parents would feel, if they found out what their daughter was up to. After a lot of persuasion, the girl finally agreed to leave him. She was given basic counseling and was weaned off drugs, with time. All this while, her friend never left her side and always stood by her. 

Finally, they graduated and the friendship only grew stronger. They both went on to become successful professionals, but never let each other down by indulging themselves into bad habits. They lived happily ever after, as close friends. The story leaves the reader to think about the depth of friendship shared by the two girls. The moral of the story is that true friends are those, who inspire you to become the best you can ever be. They have full confidence in you. They would not leave you until your goal is accomplished.