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A friend may be found and lost, but an old friend can never be found; and nature has provided he cannot be easily lost. Samuel Johnson

A friend is someone who laughs at your jokes when they are not very funny and sympathizes with your problems when they are not very serious.

A friend is the one who comes in when the rest of the world has gone out.

A good friend will sharpen your character, draw your soul into the light, and challenge your heart to love in a greater way. And of all best things upon the earth, I hold that a faithful friend is the
best (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)

A happy memory never wears out.

A good friend will sharpen your character, draw your soul into the light, and challenge your heart to love in a greater way.

A true friendship....is a treasure that can never be lost. I'm so glad we found each other!

Beautiful memories are wrapped in ribbons of the heart.

Every house where love abides and friendship is a guest is surely home, sweet home; for there the heart can rest. (Henry Van Dyke)

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.

Friends don’t give friends fruitcakes.

Friends like you are precious and few

Friendship -- our friendship -- is like the beautiful shadow of evening, spreading and growing till life and its light pass away. (Michael Vitkovics)

Friendship is a symphony of the heart.

Friendship is precious, not only in the shade but in the sunshine of life.

Friendship is the golden thread that ties all hearts together.

Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together. Woodrow Wilson

Good friends are always close at heart. I'm glad you're close to mine.

Good Friends are the best collectibles.

Having a friend like you makes me bloom

Having a friend like you...means not having a huge bill from an analyst!

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

I couldn’t buy a better friend then you....not that I looked into it or anything....

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. (Churton Collins)

It amazes me how cheerful, how optimistic you can be in this crazy world of ours. You don't know whats going on either do you?

It's been a rough week.. what I really need is someone to go to the mall with me, shop for hours, and force me to eat one whole hot fudge sundae all by myself. Any volunteers?

It's easy for us to be friends...I've tried to relate to women/men... but its so hard making friends outside our species.

Just wanted you to know...how wonderful it is to call you my friend!

Life's journey is easier when you hear a friends footsteps beside you. I'll always be there for you.

Moments with you are all too few. Thanks for being my friend!

MOUNTAINS are God's thoughts piled up OCEANS are God's thoughts spread out FLOWERS are God's thoughts in bloom
FRIENDS are God's thoughts in action

My friend is not perfect--no more than I am--and so we suit each other admirably. (Alexander Smith)

Of all the means which wisdom uses to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends. Epicuru s

Real friends are those who, when you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel as though you’ve done a permanent job.

Some people bond, I think we used crazy glue!

Thanks for sharing so much with me over the course of our friendship. Success, failures, desserts!

The best mirror is an old friend. (George Herbert)

The better part of one's life consists of his friendship. Abraham Lincoln

The light of friendship is . . . seen plainest when all around is dark. (Cromwell)

the road to a friend's house is never long

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others can not keep it from themselves. Sir James M. Barrie

Tis friends who make this desert world ~ To blossom as the rose; Strew flowers o'er our rugged path, Pour sunshine o'er our woes.

to us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there

True friends are like diamonds, precious but rare; false friends are like autumn leaves, found everywhere.

We must love our friends as true amateurs love paintings; they have their eyes perpetually fixed on the fine parts, and see no others. (Madame d'Epinay)

When God made you he was having a very good day!!

When hands reach out in friendship, hearts are touched with joy.

When you're with someone you trust in, never needing to pretend, Someone who helps you know yourself. . .You know you're with a friend. (Amanda Bradley)

You're so thoughtful, talented, generous, witty and downright fun to be around... do you suppose we are twins separated at birth?

For e-mail: You're the best friend I've never met

HYWWP Design Team Member MemberSince: July 14, 2005 10,000 posts

Best Friends Are Like Old Quilts...Warm And Valuable
Food & Friends... Life is Good
Friends Are A Special Hug From God.
Friends Are Flowers In The Garden Of Life.
Friends Forever... Shop Together
Friends Like You Make Life "Sparkle"
Friends Make Every Day A Party
Friends Make Life Bearable
Life Is A Patchwork Of Friends
Mates
Old Friends Warm The Heart
Partners In Crime
Summer Friends
There's Nothin' Better Than A Good Old Fashion' Friend

HYWWP Design Team Member MemberSince: July 14, 2005 10,000 posts

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.
~ Winnie the Pooh

Don't walk in front of me,
I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me,
I may not lead..
Walk beside me and be my friend.
~ Albert Camus

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen.

Friends are the Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life.

Friends are God's way of taking care of us.

I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay
~ Dave Matthews

If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them.

Everyone hears what you say.
Friends listen to what you say.
Best friends listen to what you don't say.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.
~ Nigerian Proverb

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Love is blind, but friendship closes its eyes.

HYWWP Design Team Member MemberSince: July 14, 2005 10,000 posts

Right next door, or miles apart, friends are always close at heart.
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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Walter Winchell

The road to a friend's house is never long.
Danish Proverb

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.
Tim Mcgraw

Good friends are like stars...you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.
AnonymousA friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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HYWWP Design Team Member MemberSince: July 14, 2005 10,000 posts

The day I met you
I found a friend -
And a friendship that
I pray will never end.

Your smile - so sweet
And so bright -
Kept me going
When day was as dark as night.

You never ever judged me,
You understood my sorrow.
Then you told me it needn't be that way
And gave me the hope of a better tomorrow.

You were always there for me,
I knew I could count on you.
You gave me advice and encouragement
Whenever I didn't know what to do.

You helped me learn to love myself
You made life seem so good.
You said I can do anything I put my mind to
And suddenly I knew I could.

There were times when we didn't see eye to eye
And there were days when both of us cried.
But even so we made it through:
Our friendship hasn't yet died.

Circumstances have pulled us apart,
We are separated by many miles.
Truly, the only thing that keeps me going
Is my treasured memory of your smile.

This friendship we share
Is so precious to me,
I hope it grows and flourishes
And lasts unto infinity.

You are so extra-special to me
And so this to you I really must tell:
You are my one true friend,
My Guardian Angel.

Our friendship is one-in-a-million
So let's hold on to it and each other.
We cannot let this chance of pure bliss fly away
For there will never be another.

I love you.
I will always love you.
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You magnify my happiness
When I am feeling glad;
You help to heal my injured heart
Whenever I am sad.
You’re such a pleasure in my life;
I hope that you can see
How meaningful your friendship is;
You’re a total joy to me.
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Thank you, friend, for all the things
That mean so much to me--
For concern and understanding
You give abundantly.
Thanks for listening with your heart;
For cheering me when I'm blue;
For bringing out the best in me;
And just for being you.
Thanks for in-depth conversation
That stimulates my brain;
For silly times we laugh out loud;
For things I can't explain.
For looking past my flaws and faults;
For all the time you spend;
For all the kind things that you do,
Thank you; thank you, friend.
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Because you are my friend,
my life is enriched in a myriad of ways.
Like a cool breeze on a sweltering day,
like a ray of sunshine parting glowering clouds,
you lift me up.
In good times, we soar,
like weightless balloons
over neon rainbows.
In bad times, you are soothing balm
for my pummeled soul.
I learn so much from you;
you help me see old things in new ways.
I wonder if you are aware
of the bright seeds you are sowing in me.
I'm a better person for knowing you,
so that everyone I interact with
is touched by your good effect on me.
You relax me, refresh me, renew me.
Your bounteous heart envelops me
in joy and love and peace.
May your life be filled
with dazzling blessings,
just as I am blessed
by being your friend.
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When troubles come a callin’
As those gremlins often do,
And my spirit keeps on fallin’
Till I feel low down and blue…
When I look around for comfort,
Someone quickly jumps to mind,
One who always will support me,
And whose words are always kind.
Who will make my mood feel lighter,
Who’ll help beat my troubles back,
He/She makes the sun shine brighter
And gets my spirit back on track.
Who helps the road seem straighter,
And helps me get around each bend,
Who makes each day seem greater,
And that someone is you, my friend.
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Our friendship poems can be altered to fit your needs. The following friendship poem can also be used as a best friend poem. Change the first line to: "My best friend, I'm glad I found you." Change the last line to "My very dear best friend."
My Treasured Friend
Treasured friend, I’m glad I found you;
Our friendship is a gift we share.
I can be myself around you,
Safe in your love and care.
I miss you when you’re out of sight;
Our friendship bond was meant to be.
I think of you with great delight;
You’re almost part of me.
Through fun and fears, play and tears,
We help each other heal and grow.
I prize our time--the days, the years,
More than you can know.
Just harmony for me and you,
The two of us--a perfect blend.
I’ll cherish you my whole life through,
My dear and treasured friend.
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It's such a pleasure and a joy
To have a friend like you.
You always care, you're always there,
You say the right things, too!
You make me smile when I am low
You're just a pure delight.
We talk a lot about everything;
You make my life so bright!
I hope that I am giving you
Some joy and happiness,
Because you mean so much to me,
More than I can express!
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We share so much of our lives
Our joy and also our pain.
Without you as my friend,
I just might go insane!
You know what I’m talking about;
You’ve been through big things, too.
Yet you cheer me when I’m happy,
You comfort me when I’m blue.
Your giving does not go unnoticed;
I’d be lost without you, friend.
What we have together
No one else can comprehend.

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.
-Ed Cunningham

Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.
- Jennie Jerome Churchill (1854 - 1921) US socialite - "Small Talk on Big Subjects," "Friendship," 1916. -

When I went to the retreat in Tipton, she read this before dinner. I loved it. I wanted to share it with you today.

A Recipe For Friendship

Place the ingredients in a basket and take out the corresponding item for each application.

These are the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies☺

Items Needed:

• Shortening
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Vanilla
• Flour
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
• Nuts

A Recipe For Friendship

Friendships are wonderful gifts to our lives straight from God. There are several references to friendship in the Bible. I think of the relationship of David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 18-20, 2 Samuel 1).

Those chapters in Samuel are great reading. Jonathan and David had a great love and respect for each other. I think of how God called Abraham, “friend” (James 2:23). Moses also comes to mind.

Remember how God spoke to him, “face to face, as a man speaketh to his friend” (Exodus 33:11)?

When it comes to our sisters in Christ, friendship takes on a special quality. Friendship between Christians is especially sweet because of the bond of Christ. We are enhanced by those special friendships.

Building those friendships is a wonderful way to encourage and lift up others in the Lord.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5,6

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. Proverbs 27:9

Friends are one of the ways God takes care of us. We need all the things friendship entails from other human contact such as encouragement, companionship, love, honesty, loyalty, understanding, and so many more things friendship offers.

Our friendships with our sisters in Christ are like recipes of goodness for us. They bake up something special. You may have heard that saying, “In the cookies of life, friends are the chocolate chips”.

Friends are that sweet extra in life and even sweeter is friendship among believers in Christ.

Why is a recipe for fellowship and friendship with our sisters in Christ is so Important? Let’s check out the ingredients and see what they do.

Sisters In Christ Friendship Recipe

• Shortening - Provides texture. Our fellowship and friendship with our sisters in the Lord can add much depth and texture to our lives. We blend together in unity as part of the body of Christ.

• Sugar - Adds sweetness. Our fellowship with our sisters adds such a sweet taste to our lives. If we didn't have sugar in our cookies, we'd sure miss it. The same is with our fellowship with our sisters. We can't leave it out of our lives.

• Eggs - Holds ingredients together. Sisters in the Lord are someone to lean on. We are held together by fellowship with them. We are stronger because of them, their prayers, and their love in the Lord. We have a special bond in Christ.

• Vanilla - Adds flavor. Sisters add that flavor we need. They give us that extra sensation. Without friends and fellowship we become kind of bland.

• Flour - Adds substance. We need the substance a sister in the Lord can add. They give us many things by way of mentoring us when we don't even know it. Their shared testimonies and way they live their lives has an impact on us.

• Baking Soda – Leavens. Leavening agents in baking helps to lighten the dough. Friendship with our sisters in Christ lightens our burdens through their prayer and encouragement.

• Salt - Enhances flavor. We know that friendships add flavor and just when we need it, they help improve the tastefulness and quality of our lives. Friends are the type of people that know just what we are going through and are there when we need them.

• Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips - The kind of chocolate chips we normally add to our cookies is semi sweet. Our sister friends tell us what they feel and think and that's okay. They can be honest and truthful to us. “Iron sharpeneth iron" (Proverbs 27:17).

• Nuts...Optional - Just a little craziness in a sister friend is great! Sometimes a little zaniness in our friends can be just the ingredient we need.

Conclusion:

Friendships take a lot of time and effort to bake up but they are worth it when we sense that sweet aroma and special bond that they bring.

Friends that have Jesus in common will have lasting relationships, not just here on earth, but will dwell with Christ together throughout eternity.

“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24.

I wonder if I’m the type of friend that I should be to others, especially to my sisters in Christ. Am I doing all those things that I should be doing, like lifting burdens, adding flavor, helping hold things together with my prayers, and all those other things? I hope I can improve in this area.

So, is your life a good recipe for friendship?