Friends are Made to Be Forever by Tig

Dear Fellow Bloggers,

Hey Christmas is over for many but for those who truly know the meaning of the celebration will continue celebrating Jesus all year long.

For so many the holidays are simply traditions, obligations, and commercialism. For many they say the reason for the season is Christ. Of course that is what is supposed to be.

For me, it is what is in my heart. It is about friends who know the same Jesus as I do and feel the same about serving Him and loving our neighbor more than ourselves. Jesus is the reason we have the friends we do today. He is our friend to the end and He gives us friends who love us and go out of the way to show us their love. These two Irish girls are my buddies. I met them many years ago. Oh did I speak of age? Let's not speak of the years gone by. Let us remember the joy we see on the faces in this photo. Let us recall the fond memories of our friends. We happened to be on a prayer excursion on this day. Not far from the prayer place were the shores of the Irish Sea. Who could resist that walk with the breeze in our hair and gritty sand beneath our bare feet? Not we. We laughed a lot and fell into the sand like little children. IT WAS GLORIOUS.

There is no greater love than to lie down you life for a friend. So when I think of Christmas I immediately think of all the friends I have around the world. That is what Christmas is all about. Christ was born to die and for us He came to do this. May we be thankful to Him and prepare ourselves to lay down our lives for Him in the way He calls us to. Let us live our lives in the same love as He who set an example for us. Here are a few words of wisdom I found on a plaque to put on the frig.

Live with intention.

walk to the edge.

listen hard.

play with abandon.

laugh.

choose with no regret.

appreciate your friends.

do what you love.

live as if this is all there is.

mary anne radmacher

Bless you all my dears. Put away your fears. Strike out to do something new and unique this year. Give your all to Jesus. Get past the troubles in the world. Just remember Jesus is coming and will be with us through anything. Tig (Dale)