Today, you hit the real mark, a very defining landmark & a lofty momentum of your life. At 50, you are still the beloved wife, the exemplary mom, a new invigorated, ever charming grandma & the most loyal/trusted friend I can always count on as a "friend indeed"in my life.
Our friendship goes as far as we were in the third grade and through the years of "twists & turns" of events and many more challenges along our many given roles in life, we have become victorious and triumphant together. It is not the end that counts for us but the process and the means that compounded us to build our friendship stronger. Its longevity has surpassed our expectations. There is no doubt in my mind that God is a great navigator...amidst our beautiful friendship.
It's true what they say about what keeps you grounded in life...your family, your childhood friends and all the happy memories that brought you, us, as best friends.And I'm in sheer awe of your fortitude as a woman, a wife, a mother, a friend and a new grandma. I'm truly blessed that you are my best friend...
Do you remember those countless "recess" in the elementary where we buy "popsicles" and "ice candies" from street vendors and we've always chosen "macapuno" flavor for years. And whenever we had games played on the street like "shatong" & hide & seek that we were never beaten twice because we were always working together behind the scenes and in the forefront. But one of my best recollections was when we find a sturdy slack of coconut branch and we and some other classmates with us in the school grounds; went to the top of the hill and glide downhill with so much shouts of childhood cheers. At that point, we didn't really care how we were racing against them down the winding slopes... We just felt that, that was so much fun that sometimes we even skipped dinner on time. I know that your cousin Priscilla was there, Romeo Valverde, Dominador Cabrales, Renaida, Vicky were there, too.And some were just there as spectators.They could have been Norman, my brother Camilo, my cousin Venus, Ruth, Wilfredo Sion, Wilfredo Versosa, Gerardo Dupagan, Villamor Espinosa or even Charlie Rosal. I guessed, they were waiting for their turns after such an interlude.
I also remember one particular sunny day how you were so afraid of sailing in a very narrow boat (like a canoe in size) especially when half of us that boarded couldn't swim and we couldn't even paddle the ores in synchrony. I didn't tell you that my heart was racing, so scared that we will flip, plus all the food that each of us pitched-in will drown with us, too. Miraculously, that was the afternoon filled with so much delight for we eventually reached our destination where we walked to a field where stalks of rice grains & stalks of growing corns paved the way. The view from where we were all gazing was majestic, tranquil & just beautiful.
Now we know that the boat ride was an unforgettable event... These golden memories can never be paralleled to anything we've done today except of course motherhood & parenting which we both love so much and we are still here building memories for our adult children and grandchildren to inherit our bountiful blessings from God.
Thank you Lord Jesus for my best friend Shirley. She is a beacon and an inspiration to us, all that knows her well! God loves you. And A Very Happy Happy Birthday!
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My favorite!!! (...freinds are love wrapped in the wings of our joys and victories , knowing that without them, life would be lacking somehow:and our greatest feats would be merely grounded accounts of excellence with out the joys of soaring!) i'm happy for your freindship...true freinds are blessings and without freinds, there would be no Jesus wrapped in skin to share life's precious moments with!~ thanks for the post and fun reading shirley.
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