PORTRAIT OF A FRIEND
I can't give solutions to all of lifes 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 its heart ache and pain, nor the future with its 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 happiness 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.
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. I promise to try to do all these things and be the best friend I can be from now on.
Thank you my dear friends, many blessings to you all,kathy martin
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