What is a Friend?

 

This question was posed over on Slightly Off Kilter this week and it stuck with me.

It so reminded me of this plaque that used to hang on my mother’s office wall.  I remember looking at it and reading it as a kid. 

Wondering if I’d ever have a friend like that. Someone I could dare to be myself with, someone I could have a naked soul with or breathe freely with.

 

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Pretty deep stuff for a kid.

I left this laying on the counter after snapping a picture of it and I found my 7 year old son intensely reading it as well. So I began to wonder, do I have a friend like that and am I that type of friend for someone? 

I think so.  Maybe even a couple.

My favorite friends are the ones you just pick right up where you left off with each other, no matter how long it’s been or if you’ve kept in contact or what either of you’ve been through. (In some cases, hopefully you’ve both matured.)

I hope you’re thinking of your friends this Friday wherever you are and hope you at least have one real friend in your life. We all need at least one with whom we can not hold back and be genuine with.