Some bonds are thicker than blood... this is one of them <33

Sometimes I wonder why I have so, so many amazing people in my life.

SO many people, who spend so much time loving me, caring for me, supporting me, encouraging me, holding me, pushing me, guiding me, and being so much more than I could ever ask for.

As far as names go, I want you to know if you're reading this then its for you.

I actually want you to know a few things....

I want you to know that these days would not have passed as painlessly and smoothly as they did without you. That every word of your encouragement kept me going, and in your HOPE and trust I found my strength. I want you to know that you bring out a power in me, that I didn't even know I had and that I am so unworthy of your affection. I wish I had something to give you, something more than a post to tell you how much you really mean to me. I want you to know that you give me peace in my weakness. You make me laugh, even when I feel like 35 cents of garbage on the street. Your grace brings me to my knees, and I am so seriously humbled to call you my friend. Good friends are a rare thing in this world and I have spent much time wondering why I happen to have so many. I am so sure that I have flopped tirelessly on all of you at some point, and I really wish that I had more time to give each of you. But know that you are worth your weight in the finest of gold and nothing I could retrieve for you on this earth could do my heart justice. Nothing is good enough, nothing could even satisfy the thankfulness in my heart right now.

Your support, not just this week, or month... but through the years that I have known each of you has brought me to where I am and though I owe it to the love of Christ I say without a doubt He has used many of you endlessly for so many things. You've opened my eyes and boxed in my ears when I've sworn them shut. You've made me laugh, you've made me cry, you've made me think, you've made me wrestle-- and doubt... you've pushed my faith in so many things, and in so many ways. You've hit me, hugged me, stolen from me, made fun of me, touched me, loved me, complimented me, eaten with me, eaten my food (you know who you are), and just been one of the best things that could possibly have happened to me.

This, is truth. I promise.
With all the love I had, have, and will have to give...
-S