My friend Melanie is a former Counselor from my office. I'm hollering at her today (I have to holler, she now lives all the way in Georgia!) because she's such a good friend. Like if being a friend were a job she'd be paid starting 6 figures and eventually get promoted to CEO. Melanie is the sort of person that would book a flight tomorrow to check on you if your appendix burst. This is just a fictional example - but I bet she would do it! When we met we pretty much hit it off right away and even after she moved we've managed to stay in touch, though sadly less frequently. That's because we both really value faithfulness in friendship (and life in general I guess). I like that I don't need to call her 5 times before she gets back to me and I love that she'll drop me a line now and then just out of the blue.
Some of the wonderful things about Melanie are that she has a gigantic and generous heart but she also doesn't take *%$# from anyone! Well ok, maybe she will call and firmly but politely request what she wants but I appreciate that she can be such a calm, organized and direct person without being a square. She's the kind of girl-next-door I'm sure many a boy wanted to marry when they grew up (sorry dudes, she's taken!) and the sort of down-to-earth gal anyone would want to adopt as a sister. I'm so very lucky to count her among my best friends. Yay Melanie!
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