The Biggest Supporters in Your Life

 April 6 - Biggest Supporters in Your Life

Brian. I've already talked about this. Hands down, he's the best there is. I honestly cannot, in 40+ years of knowing him, remember a single time that he has not supported me in every way possible. The longer I know him and love him, the more I value what an honorable, good, man he is. You will not find a better person to call your friend.

Michelle. She's been among my dearest friends for nearly 33 years. I cannot count the words we have spilled between us. The laughter, tears, rages, celebrations. All of it. I worried a bit when we moved away a long time ago, that our friendship would suffer. And while it suffered in missing actual in-person presence, for sure, she has never not been there for me. She has helped me move, helped me raise my kids, helped me navigate foster care, kept loving me through all our many differences. After Brian, she is my go-to when I need to talk through almost anything.

I'll stop with these two, simply because it would take a book to go through those that have been here for me. I do not take for granted those who have held me up through the years or those I've come to trust and lean on in recent years. It is a gift to know you are loved and encouraged no matter what. 

Each of them have taught me the value of presence. The value of allowing people to be who they are, to grow, to change and to still know they are safe with you, no matter what. The value of encouragement. I pray I will be the kind of person each of these have been for me.