Friendship is one of those things that we often times take for granted. We don't mean to do so, but life happens, and you forget to be grateful for the people in your life that make an impact on you. I have strange friends, crazy friends, meek friends, loud friends, healthy friends, sick friends (I mean ill, not sick in the head...lol), some that I have lost touch with, some I see every day, & some I see whenever life affords and opportunity. Each is unique, each is amazing in their own right, and each blesses me in ways that can't be put into human description. God has been so gracious to allow me to reconnect with friends I thought I had lost, and to have friends that build me up, support me, and allow me to be who I am without any reservation. In turn, those friends also allow me to do the same for them.
Proverbs 27:9 says
"Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel."
I am grateful for every minute of every instance I have with my friends. Some friends have left me through the years through time, distance, & death, but I would not be the person that I am today if I had not been touched by each friend that has entered my life.
Take time to tell your friends you love them, remind them how they impact your life, make sure that you make them feel appreciated and loved. One day they may not be there for you to tell them. I pray that all my friends are aware of how much they mean to me, the love & respect I have for them, & and immense impact they have each brought to my life.