This one is for you Bonnie!

Lately I have had the ultimate privilege of picking four wonderful friends to stand by my side on my wedding day! I can't say it was an easy pick, which has caused me to be so frikin' thankful that I have multiple quality, wholesome, loyal and brilliant friends. It is a prayer I have prayed so many times, "Lord, bring me alongside people who will be life long friends".  I severely love my friends, like seriously. I have a select, small group of close friends whom I share with (and often over share!) but everyone else, I don't bother with! Haha.  I'm not a half hearted person with relationships. I either love you hard, or not at all. I often boast in the fact that I don't bother with surface friends. Seriously, what the eff is the point in surface friends? Facebook is the biggest community for surface friends. Yes, I'd say most  people share their entire life of Facebook, whether explicitly via 'status updates' or implicitly via a photo update here and there,  a change of 'relationship status' or  change in your 'workplace'. I can tell you many things about 500 of my "friends" because its blasted over the internet. But do I know them? Can I call them at home? (ace ventura reference). No. It saddens me that many people might not experience real friendship. The "Jonathan and David" kind of friendship, the "best-friendship" friendship, the "lets bare our souls" kind of friendship.  I'm often prompted to consider how many people are living without a "Jonathan".  It is not uncommon for people to be serving and involved in their community, yet lead lonely lives. What a tragedy! Seriously, without being terribly overdramatic, it is a real tragedy! I have taken it upon myself (yes you can call me a mega-christian or just holy) to look out for those who no one talk to, befriend those who don't know people, and direct those who are a little lost or those who look a little afraid. Yes, to just be there can often be enough. I'm not saying I'm an expert and that I do it everyday, but it wasn't that long ago when I was that person who felt a little lost in a room full of thousands of people. And even me, a person who enjoys being alone, felt out of place. So I've committed myself to not be so busy and just help someone out. Its a simple thing, "Hi my name is Sarah, are you new?" or "Hi my name is Sarah, what's yours?". The hard part is stepping out of our comfort zone, in order to help SOMEONE ELSE feel comfortable (ooop, she went there, word play).  So there you have it, the challenge of todays blog, open your eyes, see need, do what you can.

I love you my oldest friends. I love you my present friends. I love you my future friends. Hopefully you'll fit into all three categories, if not right now, then someday :)