Blessed with the Best

It was while hanging out with my cousin Rachel and talking it out with her that I realized how blessed I was. I know I've been worried over my friend situation a lot in the past and recently, but all because I value my friends so much. Rachel had friends who lied to her, decieved her, were fake to her face and stabbed her in the back, hurt each other, kissed each others' boyfriends, lied about liking her and a whole slew of other terrible things. Her closest friends of course were closer to her than that and wouldn't do such things intentionally. But those are few and far between. It made me look at my own friend situation in a whole new light. My friends are honest with me, loyal, dependable, non backstabbing and retain countless other wonderful traits. When I look at this I wonder how I ever saw a flaw! Because while of course everyone has problems, everyone makes mistakes, my friends are dependable to the end. We've been through a lot, and I know they'd always be there for me with the same certainty that I know I'll always be there for them. There's genius Zach, loyal til the end. Hilarious Brenten, very brave. Dramatic Madison, squealy and there when it counts. Wild Emily, dangerously loving of the tackle. Honest Morgan, you always know where she stands. Friendly Andrew, who loves to chat. And many more! God has truly blessed me in my number of trustworthy and amazingly talented friends! I have friends whose talents range from hacking a computer to modeling. From hotwiring a car to chrocheting to playing drums to cartwheels - we've got quite a range of talents! I look back and have to be thankful and sort of ashamed at my typical ungratefulness. My friends are crazy and loony and evil and inumerable other adjectives I can't even pronounce. Thank you, God. I am truly blessed!