Who knew?! Today is National Best Friends Day! Well, hey, why not celebrate! Here are just a few pics--my way of raising my glass to my besties (of course--not all dear friends are pictured...it's just a sampling.) :)
I've been so richly blessed by having the dearest of girlfriends throughout my life! Some are old and some are new...some cruise Oahu with me and others visit with me in Ptown. But no matter, I praise God for these girls and so many more...
Some quotes and verses:
A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad. ~Arnold H. Glasgow
A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. ~Donna Roberts (this one is for you, Em)
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown (Yas--our daily phone dates...what what...)
A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. ~Grace Pulpit
The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had. ~Author Unknown (Hey--TCG--it's like a pile)
I like her because she smiles at me and means it. ~Anonymous
Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." ~A.A. Milne
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. ~Oprah Winfrey
Friends are relatives you make for yourself. ~Eustache Deschamps
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. ~Laurence J. Peter
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~Elisabeth Foley (Chellie--talk about my longest-time friend--I love that we are still together!)
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. ~William Blake
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Better is open rebuke
Some quotes and verses:
A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad. ~Arnold H. Glasgow
A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. ~Donna Roberts (this one is for you, Em)
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown (Yas--our daily phone dates...what what...)
A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. ~Grace Pulpit
The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had. ~Author Unknown (Hey--TCG--it's like a pile)
I like her because she smiles at me and means it. ~Anonymous
Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." ~A.A. Milne
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. ~Oprah Winfrey
Friends are relatives you make for yourself. ~Eustache Deschamps
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. ~Laurence J. Peter
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~Elisabeth Foley (Chellie--talk about my longest-time friend--I love that we are still together!)
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. ~William Blake
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses."
Proverbs 27:5-6 New American Standard
"Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!"
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 New King James Version
"After David had finished talking with Saul,
Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself."
1 Sam 18:1 New International Version
"Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep."
Rom 12:15 New King James Version
Happy day to you! Love on your friends today!
Oh! What a sweet, dear post!!! I love it, McBesty!!!! It's perfect! I love all the photos and beautiful friends in your life!!!! xoxo Happy National Best Friends Day!
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