Best Friends

In honor of my two best friends turning 40 this week here's a best friend blog. We all have friends, most of us many, many friends but I assure you that we can narrow down our "true" friend list real fast. There are childhood friends, high school friends, college friends, work friends, church friends and the list goes on but those type of friends are connected to a time in our lives or events. Some of those people made impacts on our lives that we will never forget for various reasons. Some we may never see again while others we may run into in passing. Then there are the very few that are your best friends. I like this quote from Hoda, "A good friend knows all your stories but a best friend helped you write them." Amen to that! 

My characteristics of a BFF:

A best friend has your back no matter what & defends you till the end. Tells you what you need to hear and not what you want to hear. Shares a bond with you that no one can break. Would go to jail with you because a best friend would be right by your side. Knows all of your dreams, fears and secrets. Wipes your tears while plotting against the reason you are crying. Reads between the lines without you speaking a word. Laughs with you and at you without remorse. Knows your heart and helps pick up the pieces when needed. Is always a phone call away regardless of the time of day or night but knows if it's at midnight call something is wrong. Is honest, trustworthy and dependable 24/7 365. Loves your kids like their own. Celebrates important life events with you. Never turns their back on you. Is fun and entertaining. Knows all of your favorites. Remembers the little things that are big things to you. Lifts you up and never drags you down. Loves you for you. 

I could write more characteristics for a best friend but these are ones that come to mind for me. It doesn't matter if you have known that person for your entire life or a year. In my opinion, a true friendship is a connection within the heart regardless of the length of friendship. It's those type of people we should desire to be around. Some friends come and go as we travel through life but the ones that are your true friends will never leave you and always remain the same. It's those friendships that are a rare treasures.