Monday, November 3, 2008

Friends = passive?


My roommates and I had a halloween party at our apartment on Friday, it was so much fun!


I then woke up on Saturday with a nasty cold and am still recovering. But I have amazing roommates and friends who are gracious and have been taking great care of me.

All of this leads me to ponder the thought: Is being a friend a passive role or an active one? I see the way that relationships grow and it is usually when two people are actively involved in the other's life. So a few thoughts on the subject are, who are the friends in my life? Am I being enough of a friend to them? Have any changed recently to a lesser status? Why is this? Is it physical distance? Or something else that grows between us and keeps us from feeling that charity and love for each other. I hope I will be able to find those opportunities to serve my friends and continue to build those binds instead of neglecting them and allowing them to become brittle and eventually fall to dust.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Thankful for...

Friends
For those who take the abuse I dish out and still love me
For those who can love me and build me up from 2000 miles away
For those who give me a way home
For those who tell me about their lives
For those who embrace me
For those who let me lay out all of my problems and give me the best possible advice
For those who write words of encouragement and love


Family
For those who are examples
For those who do what they can with what they have
For those who are excited to watch five hour long movies
For those who want only the best for me even when it's hard for them


Teachers
For those who give grace
For those who build up

Heavenly Father

Christ

The constancy of the Holy Ghost

Brigham Young University - Idaho

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