Our friendship flourished through phone calls, cards, and emails. Melanie is one of my wisest friends. She is also funny, practical, generous, extremely creative, talented, and gives great advice. We can talk about literally any subject… and we do! We discuss our faith, politics, our families, church, gardening, blogging, home appliances, scrapbooking, card making, the economy, our mothers, and more. She has been an encouragement to me during the darkest days of my life. I always feel optimistic after a phone conversation with her. And I feel assured knowing that she’s praying for me.
I’ve only seen her face-to-face twice since she moved to Nebraska, but it doesn’t matter. I always feel like she’s just down the street when we talk. She’s grown very special to me and even though we’re miles apart, I am celebrating her today.
OMGosh, you brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for the birthday wishes and unbelievably kind words. What a fantastic birthday gift from a dear friend. If for no other reason, working at CCV was such a blessing because I got to know you.
ReplyDeleteI think I better print that and reread it when I feel low and unappreciated.