Deep ponder/conclusion

So, it was a good day...went to church, sang on the worship team.....went home....made pancakes for the family.....played around with the kids a while....then left to have dinner and conversations with some girl friends of mine.....got home and I began to think....
I am so grateful that I have friends (and family obviously...but this isn't about them)
in my life that I have known for so long. I don't even have to talk to them on the phone or see them everyday to be able to pick up with them where I left off. I cherish those people around me that have stuck with me and been there no matter what phase of my life I am going through.
I may not have been buddy buddy with all of these people growing up, but they have always been there, and I know that they would have been there for me then if I had really needed it.
Who else can say that they have had such a large group of friends for like twenty years?
OK, so some people can, but this is like my entire class from grade, middle, and high school.
They know me, and I know them. No matter how different we are, we are the same. We are comfortable around each other; we love each other; we care about each other.
We have differences, some times....but move on....no matter what funk we are going through....
I must remember not to abuse these relationships...not to neglect them.....but to nourish them and to maintain them....because they are the ones that will last.....the ones that I will carry on with me during this rough terrain of life......
If you are reading this, and you know that I am writing about you....thanks......remember to
"Make new friends, but keep the old. Some are silver, the others gold." -?