A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter;
he who finds one finds a treasure.
A faithful friend is beyond price,
no sum can balance his worth.
A faithful friend is a life-saving remedy,
such as he who fears God finds;
For he who fears God behaves accordingly,
and his friend will be like himself.
-Sirach 6:14-17
A Friend....
A)ccepts you as you are
B)elieves in "you"
C)alls you just to say "HI"
D)oesn't give up on you
E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
F)orgives your mistakes
G)ives unconditionally
H)elps you
J)ust wants to "be" with you
K)eeps you close at heart
L)oves you for who you are
M)akes a difference in your life
N)ever Judges
O)ffers support
P)icks you up
Q)uiets your fears
R)aises your spirits
S)ays nice things about you
T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
U)nderstands you
V)alues you
W)alks beside you
X)-plain things you don't understand
Y)ells when you won't listen and
Z)aps you back to reality
HEARTPRINTS
Whatever our hands touch--- We leave fingerprints!!!
On walls, on furniture, On doorknobs,
dishes, books, As we touch we leave our identity.
Oh please where ever I go today,
Help me leave heartprints!!!
Heartprints of compassion Of understanding and love.
Heartprints of kindness and
genuine concern. May my heart touch a lonely neighbor
Or a runaway daughter, Or an anxious mother,
Or, perhaps, a dear friend!!!
I shall go out today To leave heartprints,
And if somone should say "I felt your touch,"
May that one sense be...YOUR LOVE Touching through ME Pass
this rose on and let them know that you care about them!!!
don't let the rose die!!!
A Friend Is Always Special Because Friends Love you because You are You!!!
~~The
Little Candle~~
Once
upon a time a little candle stood in a room filled with other candles,
most
of them much larger and much more beautiful than she was.
Some
were ornate and some were rather simple,
like
herself Some were white, some were blue, some were pink, some were green.
She had no idea why she was there, and the
other
candles made her feel rather small and insignificant.
When
the sun went down and the room began to get dark,
she
noticed a large man walkingtoward her with a ball of fire on a stick.
She
suddenly realized that the man was going to set her on fire.
"No,
no!!" she cried, "Aaaaagghhh! Don't burn me, please!"
But
she knew that she could not be
heard
and prepared for the pain that would surely follow.
To
her surprise, the room filled with light.
She
wondered where it came from since the man had
extinguished
his fire stick, To her delight, she realized
that
the light came from herself
Then
the man struck another fire stick and, one by one,
lit
the other candles in the room.
Each
one gave out the same light that she did.
During
the next few hours, she noticed that, slowly, her wax began to flow.
She
became aware that she would soon die.
With
this realization came a sense of why she had been created.
"Perhaps
my purpose on earth is to give out light until I die," she mused.
And
that's exactly what she did.
God
created you and I to produce light in a dark world.
Like
that little candle, we all can produce the same amount of light,
no
matter how small we are or what color we might be.
But
we can't produce light until we receive it from an outside source.
That
source is Jesus Christ, the light of the world.
Also
like the little candle, we have to die in order to produce light.
If
we try to preserve ourselves, our lives will be meaningless.
But
if we are willing to lose our lives for
Christ's
sake (Matthew 10:39), we will find our true purpose and meaning.
from
Catholic Truth Apologetics
http://catholictruth.bizland.com/Home.htm
I've
learned-
that
we don't have to change friends
if
we understand that friends change.
I've
learned-
that
no matter how good a friend is,
they're
going to hurt you every
once
in a while and you must forgive
them
for that.
I've
learned-
that
true friendship continues to grow,
even
over the longest distance.
Same
goes for true love.
I've
learned-
that
you can do something in an instant
that
will give you heartache for life.
I've
learned-
that
it's taking me a long time
to
become the person I want to be.
I've
learned-
that
you should always leave loved ones
with
loving words. It may be the last
time
you see them.
I've
learned-
that
you can keep going
long
after you can't.
I've
learned-
that
we are responsible for what we do,
no
matter how we feel.
I've
learned-
that
either you control your attitude
or
it controls you.
I've
learned-
that
regardless of how hot and
steamy
a relationship is at first,
the
passion fades and there had
better
be something else to take
its
place.
I've
learned-
that
heroes are the people
who
do what has to be done
when
it needs to be done,
regardless
of the consequences.
I've
learned-
that
money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I've
learned-
that
my best friend and I can do anything
or
nothing and have the best time.
I've
learned-
that
sometimes the people you expect
to
kick you when you're down,
will
be the ones to help you get back up.
I've
learned-
that
sometimes when I'm angry
I
have the right to be angry,
but
that doesn't give me
the
right to be cruel.
I've
learned-
that
just because someone doesn't love
you
the way you want them to doesn't
mean
they don't love you with all they have.
I've
learned-
that
maturity has more to do with
what
types of experiences you've had
and
what you've learned from them
and
less to do with how many
birthdays
you've celebrated.
I've
learned-
that
it isn't always enough to be
forgiven
by others. Sometimes you
have
to learn to forgive yourself.
I've
learned-
that
no matter how bad your heart is broken
the
world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've
learned-
that
our background and circumstances
may
have influenced who we are,
but
we are responsible for who we become.
I've
learned-
that
just because two people argue,
it
doesn't mean they don't love each other
And
just because they don't argue,
it
doesn't mean they do.
I've
learned-
that
you shouldn't be so eager to find out a
secret.
It could change your life forever.
I've
learned-
that
two people can look at the exact
same
thing and see something totally
different.
I've
learned-
that
your life can be changed in a matter of
hours
by people who don't even know you.
I've
learned-
that
even when you think you have no more
to
give, when a friend cries out to you
you
will find the strength to help.
I've
learned-
that
credentials on the wall
do
not make you a decent human being.
I've
learned-
that
the people you care about most in life
are
taken from you too soon.
I've
learned-
that
there is always tomorrow.Time is
Our
L-rds Mercy.
I
have learned-
to
grasp with abandon the preciousness of life.
I
have learned-
to
never let a moment pass with out
telling
my loved ones just how much I care and Love
them.
Tomorrow may be to late
I
have learned-
That
bitterness and unforgiveness can become
a
consuming cancer in the soul. Forgiveness heals
not
only our souls but those around us.
I
have learned-
True
freedom is surrender.
That
dying to myself opens the door of innumerable possibilities.
I have been
blessed with many friend thought out my life that have touch my heart at
one time or another. There were many that came and gone, but they did leave
a heartprint in my heart. There were 9 missionaires friends that I serve
with on a missionary team back in 89. We serve as catholic
missionaries for a whole summer, and we got close. It was a wonderful
experience for me to serve God this way and with 9 other missonaries that
left their heartprint in my heart. These 9 people have always been
in my heart and in my prayers. I have met some good friends online
too that have touched my heart and my life. I am blessed to have met them
and know them.
This page
is also for those friends that have been there for me ,though the ups and
downs, and love me for me. For my friends that are offline, that
God has put in my life.
I am very
grateful for those friends I have in my life today.
But I am
grateful for the one true friend I have in my life that is Jesus Christ.
He is my
very best friend, and one that I lean on. Now he is the one that
brings me joy and comforts me and give me love,peace,and sweet warmth of
his love.
Jesus is
my very best friend, who I can call upon and go to, and run to.
This is
a page for all those friends in my life, or who have been a friend to me
one time or another,for those online and offline friends, and mostly for
Jesus who is my very Best Friend.
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