As cliche as this expression may sound, it can hold true many-a-times in our lives yet, there are always those exceptions. The ones that are with you through it all. They see the good, the bad, the ugly and above it all, they tolerate it and love you for who you are.
Through the years I have held a close group of friends, some which I have known since Jr. High, others from college, and  have even been blessed enough to even pick up a few more along the route of adulthood. 

While many friends or accuaintances may come and go as the seasons, they are always in your life for a reason at that particular moment in time. Whether it is for support, for laughs, to be an ear, or maybe even for companionship, we must hold them dear in our hearts for what they did for us in our time of friendship. 

For those that stay with you, grow with you, change with you, and come back to you time and time again, despite differences in lives, nurture, and love these and support them always. 

Just the other day one of my dearest friends and I shared a conversation that I never thought we would have, it was one of a friend needing true guidance, and encouragment for something they never thought they would experience. And while she has always heard me say "everything in life happens for a reason" it was great to know that these simple constant words of encourgement gave her the ray of sunshine she was needing. 

With this, I would like to say the following: True friends are a like a "fine flower" pick them wisely and let them know how beautiful they are to you. 

Each of the women below are those that I hold dear to my heart. Thank you ladies for being you, and for letting me be me and for always supporting not only me but my family as well.