Stories I'll never forget

And the people who are in them that I LOVE.
A dear friend of mine (and I do say DEAR) Called me that I just happened to be thinking about, called me. That was in itself way more than awesome.
It was Darlene B.*have to use initials because I know 2 Darlene's*
Anyways I think God just has a way of putting me in a place where I can see them and see exactly where His hand has been. I Think God has a way of reminding me of what matters most to Him and in turn changes what matters to me.
Many have said that they believe that Friends are God's way of apologizing for family. I think that sometimes that is totally TRUE and I have the friends to prove that.
Darlene has been my dear friend for a long time... and I can tell you that I have a ton of great memories that happen to include her and myself. The mountains she would draw in choir that no amount of music theory could ever replace. Our theory... If the note went up the line would go up...Where we were sitting all we could hear was the altos even though we were pretty decent Sapranos... all that mattered was having fun.
She is the kind of friend that would help me move etc.. Andrew and I when we were engaged to be married, helped them clean up the aftermath of the water leaking disaster... It was such a joy to be a part of that.
When Andrew proposed to me Darlene was sitting next to me and was just as shocked as I was. She was one of my bridesmaids in my wedding almost 12 years ago (gasp).
I love thinking about all of the giggling we did about the way people were acting and missing the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity we had when we joined the Billy Graham crusade choir when they stopped through a city we lived nearby to.
Truly a taste of heaven singing and the sound still resonates in my soul. There were about 1,000-5000 in the choir. That was AWESOME and seeing lives touched was all it took to totally BLESS me..
I am so glad to have known her. I hope the people around her see her as a jewel in God's crown.
I am not trying to just say that for I know she just loves Jesus and sees the gift that life is and isn't taking anything for granted.
All of my friends are jewels... some are diamonds, some are rubies, some are GOLD, some a precious silver.
I just want all of my precious friends to know that you are precious to me and the memories we share, the good, bad, sad, happy, the grief , the pain it is all precious to me and I am honored to share it with you on this road called life.
Be blessed and I love you Dar. ;)