Tuesday Tidbits

God Made Moms To Teach....Their Children About Being A Friend.

I recently watched the movie "The Things We Lost In the Fire" starring Halle Berry. This movie made me think of my friends, the people I share things with and who I surround myself with. I began to evaluate some of my friends and the relationships we share. Many of them I can depend on and many of them can depend on me, there are a few who are questionable but I still call them friend. The movie reminded me that to have friends, you must be a friend. The movie's plot outline is that a recent widow (Halle Berry) invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss. I must tell you that I cried a lot during this movie, my heart hurt for the family and because of the husband's big heart, the husband had been friends with this guy since second grade, he loved and shared with his friend in spite of how the friend was living. He was always supportive and patient with his drug addict friend. Several parts of the stuck out to me but this one more then any other part....the family was having dinner after the funeral and began reminiscing over the years they had spent with the now dead husband, brother, friend, and neighbor. The sister was sharing a childhood swimming experience and couldn't remember the entire story, the drug addict friend was able to help her out because the friend had shared it with him. Another one was when the older child skipped school and the friend knew exactly where to find her. To make this blogg entry short, I have a friend in hospice suffering from cancer she doesn't have long. Arrangements are being made for her two children and there appears to be some confusion about who will take the children. It has caused the family to question other family members motives regarding the children, some think they just want the kids for the money, but because of me listening to my friend over the past months and for years before she was diagnosed with cancer, I knew who she wanted to take care of her children and was able to share it with her family. This may not mean much to those of you reading this right now but being a listening friend is one of the most important thing in being a friend.

Be blessed and encouraged today, it's your choice.~ Delphine