Celebrating Friendship

"We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade."  Caroline Sheridan Norton

Yes, that is a good way to describe the friendship that my dear friend, Liz, and I share.

We've been friends since we were 14...and now the numbers in our age are reversed...well, mine are, at least...she's not that far behind me, though :)  That's a lot of years of friendship!


We met the summer before we began high school, at band camp...yes, one day at band camp :)  We were both in the marching band...I played the clarinet and Liz began as a flute player (am I remembering correctly?) and then, ya know, just picked up the trumpet later in her marching career :)

We sure have enjoyed some good times together, the sunshine of our friendship.  I have so many fond and funny memories that include Liz.  We've been on a cruise together (Caribbean when we were 18), camped in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone (not just once, but twice)...and have enjoyed all sorts of other milder adventures.  Here are two pics from one of my trips out West to visit Liz (1996?) :)

Liz and Rach at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park~

Liz and Rach, Vedauwoo, Wyoming~

Our friendship has also survived many times that were not so sunny.  Sometimes we struggled simply because we had a disagreement...or a string of them that threatened our friendship.  There have been other times when simple time and distance has made it harder to really be there for each other...we haven't lived near each other since 1994 (surely that can't be right...Liz, help!).  We've seen each other through some really rough patches in life too...loss of friends, loss of family, various circumstances that are hard to walk through...we've often weathered them together.  And they have grown our friendship.

Liz is currently pursuing her PharmD (she already has a PhD in chemistry) and took a break after her spring semester to come visit us in Frisco.  It was wonderful!  We just hung out and took it easy...we talked, enjoyed a couple of little outings, talked, she studied, and we talked.  I LOVED IT!  It was the most time we have spent together in years and I LOVED IT!  Thanks, Liz, for coming to see us...we love you :)  

Liz and my girlies :)

Blessed friends!

I am so thankful for God's blessing on our friendship and how we continue to stay close...we've celebrated much of life together and also shared suffering and trials on the way.  

Liz, thank you for being my friend...I love you and I am blessed by you~

Here's to many years of friendship....and many more!

Be in touch with a friend today~
Rach