friendships

I don't care what anyone else says, I am blessed with the best friends in the world. Sometimes I lay in bed at night and just let each one of them scroll across my brain. I stop with each new face and rejoice in the connections, moments, laughters and sorrows that have made them a part of my life. Sometimes its so overpowering I want to cry.
I talk on the phone now with most of my friends or through a facebook chat (ridiculous, right?) and yet I'm amazed how connected I still feel to them, how much my thoughts reach out for them.
Today I worked at the Aowns. I really hate calling it work even though I'm paid and it can be exhausting because I feel like I'm at my other home. I had so much fun today because of such little things that make up life but are so much better with friends. I watched the apple cup with Isaac. I taught Tamala how to sew christmas pillow cases. I made sure itunes played only christmas music, and had plenty of encouragment for the tree decorators and I helped Mari with long divison ( how many times does three go into nine? apparently 27) :). oh, and i rubbed the kitty's tummy and scratched behind the dog's ears.
What a wonderful life! What wonderful friends(yes,you)! I have been blessed beyond measure and I am so thankful, though not nearly thankful enough, for the "ties that bind our hearts in Christian love".