thankful for my friend ~

I have a friend whom I dearly love. Somehow she always knows when I need to talk, when I need encouragement or when I need a hug.
Today was not the best of Tuesdays. Stress, daunting job, personal disappointments and finances were wearing away at my already threadbear spirit. Feeling quite overwhelmed by everything, I began to cry on my way home. Then my cell phone rang. Calling in the nick of time, my friend, Kelly.
Chipper and chatty and wanting to meet for a very late lunch. She persuaded me to meet her at one of our favorite local spots. She gave me a hug and we talked. We ordered our meal and we talked. We ate sushi and we talked. We laughed and we talked a little while longer.
Somehow my problems evaporated. Burdens were lifted from my weary shoulders, even if only for an hour or two.
It's late for me, a little past my bedtime and as I prepare to fall asleep, my spirit is still lifted and my heart a little lighter, because my dear friend has the uncanny ability to know when I need her.
I am so grateful and thankful for my dear friend, a friend that I dearly love.