The Beauty of Friendship

"Friends fill your life with joy, your soul with sunshine, and your heart with love."

Hey everyone!
It's March! Say what?! Time really does fly! Anyway, I hope you have all had a great weekend and are enjoying the rest of your Sunday, even if it is sleeting/snowing wherever you are. Today, I'm going to talk about the beauty of friendship. This past week definitely does not go down in my top 10 favorite weeks. In all honestly, I refer to this past week as my week in Hell. I had a lot going on and a bunch of different stressors, and on top of that I ended up sick, again. Reflecting back on this week, I realized some things...first, I learned a lot about myself, but more importantly, I learned a lot about the people I have chosen to call my friends.

Sure, I've known for a while that my friends are pretty great...that's kind of why I picked them, but this past week, I've realized just how special they really are. When I was at my breaking point, they were there, for comfort, support, and even a voice of reason. When I was sick and had to get blood drawn, one of them came with me and held my hand...literally. I've realized that this is what friendship is all about. It's a relationship in which people are there for each other through the good, bad, and ugly, no matter what. My friends did that for me this week and I literally can't put into words how grateful I am for them and how willing I am to do the same for them if/when the time comes. The friendships I've made since coming to TCU are some of the strongest relationships I've made and I really believe these people will be my friends for an extremely long time.

Friendship really is a beautiful thing. You can be weird together; you can have fun together; you can laugh together; you can cry together; you can pray together. Good, solid, loving friendships are truly a gift from God. There is a reason HE put my friends in my life and I will be forever thankful. My friends are all unique, wonderful people who are just so loving and I can't put my love for them into words...sorry...english is hard. I'm much better at hugging than English-ing, just an FYI. But in all seriousness, they make me want to be a better person; they challenge me to grow; and they love and accept me for me, and I will never take that for granted because that is such a blessing.

Friendship is important...especially in college. Of course, it's important to have friends in elementary, middle, and high school, but when you get to college, they become much more than friends...they become family. I literally look at my friends as my TCU family. When you're away from home, you can't rely on your immediate family to take care of you right away, but that's what your friends are for. My friends and I take care of each other. I honestly don't know know what I would do without them...I would be even more of a hot mess than I already am. Finally, I just want to praise God for providing me with such wonderful friends, and I want to thank my friends for being themselves. They make my life much more beautiful.

"Friendship is when people know all about you but like you anyway."

"Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest. It's about who walked into your life, said 'I'm here for you,' and proved it."

"Here's to the nights that turned into mornings with the friends that turned into family."

Yours Truly,
Steph