because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!" -Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
I have this friend... her name is Heather Stevens. She's one of my very best friends.
She kind of sort of really likes to take lots of pictures of herself on my camera...
Like a lot... these are only like 3 of the 1,289,234 that I have of her ;)
But that's besides the point. Let me just tell you a few things about Heather...
She's an excellent runner. Her motivation and self discipline inspire me. She's passionate about giving nothing but her best in running. So some of my other friends and I like to go every once in awhile and watch her work her butt off while we sit, cheer her on, and eat doughnuts.
Heather is hilarious. She's described by many as "awkward" but I describe it as she "says what she feels, sometimes before thinking (ha ha) and in awkward MOMENTS, but mostly she just likes to have a good time and just doesn't care if others think she's crazy".
She's very strong in the areas where I am weak. This is what truly makes our friendship so great. Heather is very self-disciplined, self-motivated, and has very strong self-control. These are my weakest weaknesses!!! I am always praying for more self-control. God has clearly put Heather in my life to help me with that...
Heather is also not scared to just say it like it is. She doesn't "beat around the bush" about anything. She tells me the truth, no matter how much I don't want to hear it. Sometimes it really drives me crazy and makes me want to punch her in the moment, but after I have time to pray about it and cool down, I'm always so thankful to have someone like that in my life.
She shows me truth when I can't seem to find it.
She encourages me and uplifts me... she also tells me when she sees that my feet are pointing in a direction I don't want to go.
She listens to all my crazy, stupid stories that don't matter 20 minutes after we get off the phone.
She listens to me cry when I'm frustrated and at the end of my rope.
She listens to me laugh hysterically and try to tell her the story but can't because I'm laughing too hard. And she doesn't even get frustrated.
She comes over to my house at 6 o' clock in the morning before school if I've had a rough week.
People have told us that they think we are dating because we are so close, but I think this is what friendship is all about! (Not making people think you're dating, ha ha but being so close.) She knows all of my weird annoying quirks, and I know hers. She knows what makes me most happy, and I know what makes her smile for 20 minutes straight ;) She knows what makes my blood boil, and I know what makes her want to punch a hole in the wall.
We're completely honest with eachother about where we are at with Jesus. Even if where we're at isn't where we should be. We talk about the hard things. We edify eachother.
Heather, thank you for being such a good friend to me. Our friendship means the world to me! Keep on fallin further in love with Jesus!
3 comments:
I love this sooo much!! some of those pictures are SOOO embarrassing/awkward though! haha! and that 'back to back at back to back' picture is SO AWKWARD! HAHA! LOVE IT! i can't believe how much younger i look in some of these, even if they were just this summer, ANDD..LOOK HOW MUCH IVE GROWN!! i was like several inches shorter than you this summer, now I'm almost as tall as you!! :) :)
I love this post though, Cassie! You are definitely one of my very best friends too:)
WHO CARES IF PEOPLE THINK WE'RE DATING!
screw them. we're just cool like that.
I wish you liked Heather a little bit! hahaha :)
I look pregnant in that last picture.
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