tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post2493656867241046868..comments2023-11-02T08:25:05.425-05:00Comments on Just Another Ragamuffin: My Best FriendCarolyn Evaine Countermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05955241245087668308noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-56770848025719172292011-09-02T22:03:51.648-05:002011-09-02T22:03:51.648-05:00Hi, Margaret! I'm so glad that you have Robin....Hi, Margaret! I'm so glad that you have Robin. And I'm glad you are going to remind her how special she is. Be appreciated it highly underrated!<br /><br />CCarolyn Evaine Countermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955241245087668308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-37164240249003969062011-09-02T21:39:56.711-05:002011-09-02T21:39:56.711-05:00I have an Elizabeth. Except her name is Robin. W...I have an Elizabeth. Except her name is Robin. We've only been friends for thirteen years so far but that's long enough to know her heart.<br /><br />It's peaceful to know that someone will believe you when you tell them the bad stuff. <br /><br />She makes sure I think about what I am doing, only gives advice when asked and doesn't get mad when I don't take it. And, in the end, she's always on my side.<br /><br />She makes me think. She loves me just the way I am. She is a gift from God.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me :-) I'll remind her how special she is to me right now.<br /><br />MargaretAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-42951846724872596142011-08-22T11:21:48.913-05:002011-08-22T11:21:48.913-05:00Elizabeth is an anomaly in my friendship life. I h...Elizabeth is an anomaly in my friendship life. I have not been close to very many people for lengths of time except for her. Hard time forming bonds. The internet age is allowing me to reconnect in some places, but I still have few friends where I live that I can just "hang" with and share my daily life. In fact, one of those kinda dropped me like a hot potato the other day. Of all the nerve... ;)Carolyn Evaine Countermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955241245087668308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-58743040669001376162011-08-22T10:10:57.147-05:002011-08-22T10:10:57.147-05:00I'm with Bek on this one. I haven't had a...I'm with Bek on this one. I haven't had a 28 year best friend relationship. Truth is I have the "they come and they go"... relationships. It has been a hard pill for me to swallow at times. Scattered throughout the years though are women who have loved me as I am...<br /><br />What a gift to have such history with each other. You get to watch each other transform into what is truest about you. Such a beautiful gift....<br /><br />Thanks for sharing a bit more of your story!! I pray your time together is filled to overflowing... <br /><br />xoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-25234846408742024352011-08-22T09:08:54.415-05:002011-08-22T09:08:54.415-05:00I can relate to your story about your best friend....I can relate to your story about your best friend. I, too, have one of those. I am so blessed to have her. I know God brought her into my life because He knew I needed to see and know what unconditional love looked like on a human level. Something I never had. <br /><br />My best friend and I were always together...both struggling to find our identity in Christ. And I believe God moved us apart so that we could both grow and mature in Him. Having to rely on Him and not each other. Yet, our friendship is as strong as ever. And like you, we may not talk every week, and yes, sometimes even months...but we pick right back up again as if we were never apart.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your heart and your story with us. God is so good!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-31985352746240983402011-08-22T08:58:30.139-05:002011-08-22T08:58:30.139-05:00Thank you so much for sharing her with us. Heck fo...Thank you so much for sharing her with us. Heck for sharing you with us!!<br /><br />I'm a runner. Fearful most of my life of.....myself, and what those who were in my life at the time would think of me. I don't have a 26 year friendship to speak of. I have many friendships I walked away from and those that were over before they really began.<br /><br />This process God has me in right now, it's in going back. A road I never intended to venture on. Funny how He does that to us, eh? I follow Him into this dark and uncharted territory because something deep within me tells me it's for my own good, the good of those who will see me there and God's glory. I'm learning I don't get much say or glory. I just tag along, even when I'd rather just go back to bed and forget!<br /><br />I'm super glad for your time with your friend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com