June blog challenge Day 4 A photo of my best friend

I have come to a point in my life where I would have to say other than Jesus, I am still looking for my best friend. Of course I still love Dede and all my friends but we don't get to hang out much anymore. My entire life has been marked by friendships that are defined by my environment. I have lots of really good and dear friends but not a lifelong bestie, really. So I will just post a few pictures of a few friends that are very important to me and always will be. 

These are in no particular order:

Aldona and Angela...I have probably been friends with Angela for the longest--kindergarten! I met Aldona in 8th grade. I see Aldona once a week here lately for lunch and we email each other daily because we are both bored at work! Angela and I see each other every few months or so. Love them both!

Dede will always be special to me. She took me and my girls in when we had no place else to go. She's always positive, outgoing, encourages me and is just a ton of fun. She's been working a lot lately so I haven't seen her much. But I love her very much!

I've known Rhonda since high school but we have recently become very close because of some life circumstances. She is beautiful, inside and out. I admire her for her strength and how she has overcome some very difficult obstacles in her life. She is amazing and I love her!

Tammy and I become close in high school band. She is the least judgmental person I have ever met and will give anyone the shirt off her back. She will always be part of my heart.

This special lady was once my boss! We immediately bonded over a love of preschoolers! She never was "bossy" though and I fell in love with her almost instantly. She has prayed me through some very heavy stuff, never turning her back on me. Her heart is the biggest I've ever known. 

This guy knows me better than I know myself. And though we are no longer married and as our children grow up and move on with their lives, we will probably not be as involved in each others lives as we are now. But for now, he's still always there for me, despite how much we fight sometimes. I'll probably never have another man in my life that knows me like this one does. I am very thankful for the relationship we have.

There are many more friends that I have that I love very much. Some I've known for awhile. Some I just met. Some are no longer a part of my life and probably never will be again. But that doesn't make them any less special or me love them any less than I ever did.

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times.