What is the Measure of Friendship?

One of my really good friends called tonight from California to ask for prayer... she said, "it's my turn..."

"If you need to borrow my sound system just let me know." Lynn shares without hesitation. And I accept in the same fashion because we're friends. Goodness, we've been friends for so long, she get's a cold and I blow my nose!

Allison sent me an email with the cover of her newest book, "Saturday's With Stella" and the only line of text in the email was, "Taaa Daaa!" I knew exactly what it meant and I smiled in the sharing.

My oldest daughter called the other day, just to say hi and to let me know, "I love you mom and I'm glad we're friends." If I told you that conversation had been eagerly anticipated for more than nine years would it surprise you? I'm overjoyed!

Friendship is: a call at 2am that goes until 3:30 without hesitation, reaching across the miles with a quick "thinking about you" in the subject line of an email, saying, "It feels like I've known you forever" after meeting for the first time, seeing a movie you saw 4 times and reacting like it was the first time, holding each other when tragedy strikes... friendship is time, energy, laughter, tears, birth, death, near, far, young, old, forever and fleeting... friendship is love!