Friends.  You know, those people that you find at some point during your life, and every day you realize just how lucky you are to find them. The kind that when you get together to talk, you can talk for hours and hours and it seems like it's just been a few minutes. The Kind that, no matter how close or far they are, you still feel incredibly close. The kind of friends that God gives us to help us on our journey.
Usually, I don't post stuff like this on here, but today, I decided that I would. On Monday night one of my really good friends from Canada came to Tactic. She had been gone since last November, and I was really looking forward to seeing her. All day, I was waiting for 6 o' clock to roll around so that I could see her! It finally did.  When I got to the guest house and walked through the gate, I was standing there talking to a friend when all of the sudden she came running out the door and we gave each other a big hug! It was so good to see her! We were instantely making jokes and pulling out some of the inside jokes that we share. It was like we had never been apart and it felt like it had just been yesterday when we were hanging out all the time when she was here. I know that now a days, technology has made keeping in touch a whole lot easier, but still, even with all of that, some friendships just stick and stay together because that's what they were created for.
There have been hundreds of people walking through the doors of my house over the past 10 years, and it seems like every day I am meeting new people. Some of which, I stay in touch with, some I don't. Some become good friends, and some are only in my life for a little while. But I am always so very thankful, when a new friendships begins, the kind that you know will last you a life time.
I always love it when I recieve care packages from friends in Canada, sending me treats that I can't get here, or even just a litte note letting me know that they are thinking about me. I try to keep in touch the best that I can, but with my crazy schedule, sometimes I fall behind. But the greatest thing is that, with those friends, the ones that are forever friends, no matter how much we lack  communication over periods of time, I know that they care and they know that I care about them. I know that, even if I were to have no internet for the next year of my life, I could meet them for coffee somewhere, and pick up right off where we last were.  I truly am blessed to have such friends. Also my friends that I have like that right here in Tactic. Despite how busy we all are, we know that our friendships will always be there and we can always count on one another.
So to anyone reading this, thank you for being my friend. Thank you for always being there, for encouraging me and for cheering me on. I hope you know that I care about you. That I thank God for your friendship every day, and I pray that it will last forever.
 Love,
Jessee