To brighten up even your darkest nights...

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;
Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.


The above was sent to me as an email this weekend. It made me reflect upon the girlfriends I have. I tell my kids "If you can count your "closest" friends on one hand you are very lucky." Through my life I've not only been lucky but I've been blessed by the influence and experience these women brought to my life.

Their diversity amazes me.

Some are older, some are younger;

a few been around for 40+ yrs, a few been around a couple of yrs;

some mentored me, some I mentored;

quite a few are related (for this I will always be grateful),

but all of them are family.


For I am a better person for sharing this journey with each of them.