"Portrait of a Friend"
I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,nor the future with its untold stories.But I can be there now when you need me to care.I can't keep your feet from stumbling.I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;Yet I can share in your laughter.Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;I can only support you, encourage you,and help you when you ask.I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me.I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,room to be yourself.I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.I can't tell you who you are.I can only love you and be your friend. --Unknown
Today I am so grateful for all my friends! I could not make it through life without you all! I really liked this poem. This is what true friends are! I love you all!
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Holy Cow I posted about best friends, too. :) That is an awesome poem!!!!
Thanks for being my constant friend!!!
Wow! That is a cool poem. I might want to put that one in a frame to put on my wall. I loved that. Thanks for sharing. And guess what.... it's almost Tuesday!!!!!!!!!! I guess it's better than seeing spiders and mice don't ya think?
I loved that Joni!!! I'm grateful for my awesome friends as well. Such a good post:)
What a beautiful poem. Joni, I think you epitomize it in the kind of friend that YOU are. Thank you for always giving your complete heart to everything you do and everyone around you . . . and I HOPE you are still tied up in bed!?
That was a great poem! Thanks for your friendship! You're the best!
That poem is totally you Joni! You are the best and I can count on you always to make me laugh and be there to listen!
You go girl!
Oh, Joni, that is such a beautiful poem!!! And it could also fit Best Daughters and Daughter in laws!!! You guys are my very best friends in the whole world; I'm always calling on all of you to help me out with things!! Even helping me pick out my clothes! I can't imagine my life without you girls!!
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