Cherish Your Friends

We take for granted every minute we have of this precious life until we get a wake up call.   I received a call yesterday that reminded me that in a split second our life can change forever.    My best friend since the age of  five called me to tell me that a drunk driver had run a red light and hit her car.  She and her husband were on their way home and in one single second their life changed.  I am relieved to hear her voice telling me that they survived with a few injuries.  The car was totaled and of course the drunk driver had no insurance and was driving a stolen car as she was fleeing the scene of another accident.  I listened intently as my friend's voice  quivered and cried.  I guess it is safe to say I was in shock and yet so relieved that they are going to be alright. 

My life without my friend would never be the same.  We have been so close that she is like a sister to me.  She is the one friend I can call and just cry my heart out to.  She has seen me at my worst and always been by my side through the difficult times in life.  I can not imagine not having her in my life.  It really sunk into my brain today that it is a real miracle that she and her husband are alive. 

These scary accidents in life validate that we need to cherish every moment we have on this earth.  My friend and I ended up talking for two hours.  I am so grateful for every moment  we have shared together.  Despite being very emotionally upset she was able to ask and validate that my husband and I were doing alright.  She has listened to all my heartache over the past five years and I was happy to be available for her to lean on me for support.   She has given me strength when I thought I couldn't go on.  We have shared some of the funnest of times and the saddest.

Friends are the greatest people in our lives in addition to family.  If you are lucky enough to have someone to validate your fears, let you cry until your dehydrated,  be as crazy as a lunatic, and tell you that you need help, and still love you,  then you have got a friend for life.

Friends are like flowers, they are smiles from god !

Life is beautiful !!!

Elizabeth:)