My thankfulness list continues. I touched on being thankful for friends in my post “Family: Gotta Love ‘Em.” But friends deserve their own spot on the list of “Thankful for…” posts.
Truly good friends will listen to each other when one needs to talk and offer suggestions and support, sometimes even after hearing the same story twice. We understand when one of us is feeling bad and can’t go on a trip. We provide a ride when the other one’s car is in the shop.
What would our lives be like without friends?? I have several friends with whom I enjoy various activities; activities such as eating out, traveling, going to movies, or sharing thoughts and feelings. I have two friends I get to do all of these things with and more. They are both a sister to me and very dear friends.
My longest friendship has been since about 2006. D and I have traveled to Busch Gardens, Asheboro Zoo in North Carolina about once a year. We have been on several beach trips with family and other friends. We flew to Boulder, Colorado once, where we ate at a Moroccan restaurant and attended a Fall Festival. We love funny movies and have been known to act unbelievably goofy.
My second friend/sister, M, I have known almost as long but became good friends a few years ago. M taught me that it is fun to add a bus tour to trips to places you are unfamiliar with. You can see the main sights, historical sights, points of interest, and see places you may want to come back to for a more in depth tour. M and I went to Biltmore Mansion and the town of in Asheville, Atlantic Beach and Beaufort, NC recently. This is a picture from the time M, D and I went to the Asheboro Zoo..
We three share a lot of the same life experiences. Both of these friends are night shift nurses in the same hospital system I worked for. I am a retired night shift nurse now but can commiserate with their night shift experiences. We are now single.(One just lost her husband a year or more ago, (I lost mine in 2009.) The other is long divorced. We all have adult children. Both friends are close to 10 years younger than I am but we all can act like big kids and cut up. We always have a lot of fun together.
We respect each others’ wisdom and experiences and can give and accept advice from each other. An honest and open relationship enables us to tell each other how we really feel about a problem.
I love my other great friends too but don’t get to travel with them like I have with D and M. One particular friend, J, and I are “soul sisters.” We share spiritual experiences, knowledge and interests in common which we discuss when we meet for lunch.
So here are some photos of M, D and I while on some of the trips mentioned above. D can be a clown and is not afraid to laugh at herself or me.
how wonderful and lucky you both are to have each other ) beth
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Thank you! We have a lot of fun together as you can see.
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Your smiles say it all!!! 😄😄
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Thank you. I am very fortunate to have a friend like her.
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This is such a fun and uplifting post!
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Thank you! One of my goals in life is to try to make someone smile, be inspired, or feel supported. You did all of those for me just now!
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A good friend is a good person to have around. Looks like you all are having some fun.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
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Yes, we have been friends for over 12 years. We both have a lot in common and love to enjoy life. Thank you for your comment!
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A great friend is to be treasured. What a lovely tribute to your friend.😊
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Thank you. She is my “soul sister” in the truest sense of the word.
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We all need this special friend in our life. Sweet post.
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Thank you. I totally agree!
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I need to get out more, love your costumes from the Ren Faire
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Thanks! I really enjoyed dressing up for the Renn Fair! Glad you enjoyed the post.
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Such lovely pictures and yes a good friend is so nice to have around. Great post.
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Thank you, Boundless. Everyone should at least a few friends like those. Glad you liked my post!
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words. Welcome 😊😊 😊 dear
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Thanks for sharing!
The post reminds me of a famous Bible proverb: “By iron, iron itself is sharpened. So one man sharpens the face of another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
When people bring ironlike moral strength to a friendship, they can help each other to grow, and the bonds of friendship between them will be stronger.
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Thank you! So true! Glad you enjoyed the post. I hope yo have good friends too. They enrich our lives.
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It is so lovely and inspiring thinking about one’s friends and to read about yours. Bus trips are an amazing way to get to know a place. My first bus trip was around Cape Town where I live, when I took an old friend of mine who had come back on holiday from New Zealand. I miss that dear friend of mine…. And it was a fun day out.
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Morag, we’ve taken a tour of several places like that. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the history I learned as well. Thank you for commenting; I really appreciate them..
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