Portrait of a Friend

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems , doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.

I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,
nor the future with it's untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happinesses are not mine;
yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge; I can
only support you , encourage you, and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from
your values, from me. I can only pray for you, talk to you and
wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
but I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to
be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting, but I can cry
with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in
place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

by: Caramel_Kitty

And so the gossip begins....where do ya start..and where do ya finish....hmmmmmmmm one never really does know do they! Many years ago....let me think...back in '82 i believe...I moved into a small town in southern WI, next door to this very young couple, who to be honest with ya.....couldnt figure out why so quiet....but as time went on..I learned..they just worked nights!

Well as time went on...needless to say when ya live next door to a rowdy family such as ares....tempers flare..and low and behold..they appeared....stareing out the window...with nasty eyes...but they appeared none the less...and out comes Terri's husband...asking us if we can keep it down..his wife is sleeping...what a weird request on 4th of July no less....but we did as he requested..and only blew off a few more firecrackers...til we saw the lights go on in there home! Well needless to say....the friendship started there...they popped over for a beer...and we bonded forever! Years went bye..we all stayed in our quaint little "hood", then they got this bright idea..to move..can you imagine...move away from me...but alias not far..a totally of 2 blocks....but just not the same anymore....no one to watch out the window at...peek thru to see if i'm watchin scarey movies..and laugh at me..and call me to see me jump at the sound of the phone ringing...(ah yes...she did all this to me....)

So here is where the two peas in a pod...became even closer than before...There wasn't anything the two of us didn't do together...shopping (which both of us hate)..camping...oh my the stories I could tell you from those adventures!...to the day she had her first exam with her first child....YES I did that with her! Do you know how hard it is to wait for 8 months (dont forget we had to wait one to make sure) to see this baby be born...to go to ultrasounds...and blood tests...and stress tests...all to see this beautiful baby and hold him....so close..sing to him...and cherish his life. Can ya tell he's as much mine as he is hers? Well yes I'm speaking of my Godson Christopher Richard.

Today he's 12...soon to 13...and well...all boy thats for sure...baseball..football...girls...my oh my..where did time fly too!

Well needless to say..one is never enough...so a couple years later...along comes Bryan James..

Pictures removed....cuz "she" wanted them taken off.....*rollin eyes*