1/2 Birthday
It was almost 6 months ago…my birthday, that is. But I was going through some stuff the other day, looking through pictures, letters/cards, you know how it goes and I came across these pictures…and the letter that accompanied them. I really meant this and wanted to get it out to some of the people that didn’t get it the first go-round…so Thank You, to all my friends and family.
To have a good friend is one of the greatest delights of life. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
A couple years ago a friend and I made a trek from Georgia to Chicago, my favorite city in the world, to meet up with another friend who was holding a “friend reunion” of sorts. She wanted a weekend, a chill, get-to-know-you-better, see-you-in-the-morning-without-make-up-and-with-bad-breath kind of a weekend with all her closest friends: young, old, married, single, male, female. It was a beautiful weekend. We had a bonfire each night, sat around and talked shallow and deep, played speed Scrabble, pulled out the guitar, compared CD’s, laughed, slept, took walks. On our way back to Georgia, Friend A made the comment, “Kara, you have the greatest friends – real with edges, easy to be with, kind.” And actually, she went on in the conversation to say how she didn’t even realize that had been missing in her life…
It’s true; I have had and have still the most amazing group of friends and family. This group of people, you actually, have spoken truth into and over my life, you’ve served me in imaginative, steady and gracious ways even when, especially when, I didn’t deserve it. You’ve prayed with me and for me – Oh, how I need that. You’ve encouraged me and challenged me. And yet, you allow me to be me with all my nuances and annoyances. Thank You.
There are other friends and family, not here, but in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, California, Missouri, South Carolina, France, Scotland, Taiwan, South Africa, Australia, etc that aren’t here physically, but my Thank You to them is just as big and is as deeply sincere.
This day is about YOU, not me. This day is the day that I say Thank You. This day is the day that I commit to serving and loving you the way you’ve loved me so many times before. I cannot imagine, nor do I wish to, what my life would be like without God’s good, good gift of the friendship I’ve found in you. You are a beautiful expression and extension of His love and grace to me. Thank You.
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Kara Belcher « The B Sides said this on September 22, 2008 at 10:39 pm |
Hey! I was just looking back through your blog trying to find a post about a movie you did awhile back and I saw this post that I hadn’t seen before. You look adorable…so artsy and cute…in these pictures! And I was so happy to see Taiwan on the list of places where you have good friends! Yay!