Blogging A to Z: “I”-n memory of … good friends!

Bestie Sandy (left) and Becky, having a toast to something wonderful, at St. Mary’s Supper Club.

A good friend of mine passed away from lymphoma in April 25, 2013, and I miss her.

There are those people that you meet and you feel “right at home” with. Becky was that type of person. She had a wonderful sense of humor and many times we’d laugh until we were both in tears. She loved animals and rescuing them, she liked telling people’s stories (she was a journalist) and she had a big heart.

She’s a big reason that I have one of the loves of my life, my dog Hershey. And, I think about her when I see geese pass over – she thought they were a sign of God’s blessings.

Really true friends are God’s grace to us, and they are rare. I’ve been fortunate to have a handful of “best friends” in my 52 years of being. With each one, no matter how much time has passed, we always seem to pick up where we left off. We seem to know what the other person means even if we can’t find a way to verbalize it. Sometimes we can finish each others’ sentences. I don’t spend as much time with them as I’d like (some of them live hundreds of miles away). However, I still feel connected to them, and they are always in my prayers. Some I have known much of my life and some are more recent (say, the last 10 years or so).

It’s miraculous to me that God has a way of bringing people into our lives when we need them. With all the different genetic combinations, it’s a wonder that some people fit so nicely together as friends, like puzzle pieces with perfectly shaped edges. My husband, Joe, my family and these special friends are the most precious gifts in my life. They are a reward that I do not deserve and yet I’m blessed and made better because of them. Thank you, friends!