I reconnected with one of my first ‘college’ roommates the
other day over Facebook chat. She is a
Facebook friend I rarely see. But unlike
other Facebook friends who may really not be friends at all, this woman has
exemplified devoted friendship.
When I moved to Saskatoon
to go to University I lived in a house with 4 other girls that I previously had
no connection to. My friend was one of
these girls. I was new in town with
pretty much no one to hang out with.
However, there was no time to be lonely.
My first evening after moving in she invited me to come out with her and
a friend. And so that evening I cruised 8th
street in a pick-up truck! While in other circumstances the idea of
driving up and down a main street in Saskatoon wouldn’t have thrilled me, that
night that was, like, the best invitation ever! My friend took the effort and made me feel
amazingly welcome. She has this special gift
of naturally making any situation a fun place to be and we had so many great
times together that year and the photos to prove it!
My friend is able to impact lives through her
invitingly fun personality and her willingness to initiate friendships. However, she doesn’t just initiate friendships she is a
friend that you can count on to make the extra effort. My wedding date fell on the weekend that she
was to write her certifying exam at the end of her veterinary technician
course. Bummer, right? Well she didn’t hesitate for a moment. She made arrangements to drive all the way to
Edmonton to write the exam on a
different date, so she could attend my wedding.
That was more than a gesture of friendship. That was an exemplary action of how committed
to friendship this woman is. She loves
her friends and she makes sure she shows it.
I mentioned that I hardly see this friend. This is true.
In the past few years I have seen her once or twice. However, again just recently she blessed my
heart. She was going through a difficult
situation and found my blog and just encouraged me incredibly by taking the
time to open up to me about her situation and share with me how my blog gave
her the words she needed in those moments.
I admire this woman for how easy she makes it to be real together. Life is full of many people living 2 lives:
one on the surface and one underneath.
But this woman lets you into her life, the one underneath, so that she
only lives one life, and because of this you feel so special to be blessed with
sharing this life with her. And you
know, that she cares about not only what’s on the surface of your life, but
also what’s in the guts and depths of your life too. Indeed, she is exactly the friend you are so
glad to have graced your life.
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