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Musical Selection:
"That's What Friends Are For"
A Real Friend

A Simple Friend can stand by you when you are right.
A Real Friend will stand by you even when you are wrong.

A Simple Friend identifies herself when she calls.
A Real Friend doesn't have to.

A Simple Friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on her life.
A Real Friend says, "What's new with you?"

A Simple Friend thinks the problems you whine about are recent.
A Real Friend says, "You've been whining about the same thing for 14 years.
Get off your duff and do something about it."

A Simple Friend has never seen you cry.
A Real Friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

A Simple Friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A Real Friend has their phone numbers in her address book.

A Simple Friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A Real Friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A Simple Friend hates it when you call after she has gone to bed.
A Real Friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A Simple Friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A Real Friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A Simple Friend wonders about your romantic history.
A Real Friend could blackmail you with it.

A Simple Friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A Real Friend opens your refrigerator and helps herself.

A Simple Friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A Real Friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.

A Simple Friend expects you to always be there for them.
A Real Friend expects to always be there for you!

~Author Unknown~
I asked God for a flower ...

           He gave me a garden.

I asked God for a tree ...

           He gave me a forest.

I asked God for a river ...

           He gave me an ocean.

I asked God for a friend ...

           He gave me YOU.
Dedicated To "Barbara" AKA: 'RavenWolf' ... with love.
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