My time to Live

I just thought this verse would be so appropriate for this time in all of our lives...With Mandy, Gabe, Andre, Tera, Brynna, Braylee, Emilee and now a dear friend of mine...Dr. Jerry Hancock's family was suddenly killed in a car accident yesterday... We've all had so many griefs in our lives...even at our age...may not be anything that seems "horrific", but it is all horrific if it happens to you or your family. I feel so lucky to have so many christian friends and family that I could call on your help when I had a time of need. Truly, I believe that my friends now (just a few...Tera, Jen, Krista, Abby, Mandy, Alison, etc) are some of the most compassionate, truthful, Godly women that I've ever known. I really have leaned on them (some of them) lately with some issues that have been on my heart and I just don't know what I'd have done without their love and advice. Another friend, Darla Knepp, has just recently entered my life...she has been a true inspiration to me...I love her dearly and can talk to her as a christian co-pilot. I guess the point of this posting is just to be sure and recognize who the genuine friends are in your life. Not the people who call you to go out every weekend here and there...Not the people who call to tell you the latest gossip about another "friend"....Not the people who want to do something fun on Sunday morning when they should be in church. My genuine friends are people I can call at anytime of day, for any purpose, for any length of time and they will listen to me and hear my every word. Most of them won't give me advice or form an opinion...they simply listen to me and pray for me. My genuine friends are available at any time if I need to talk, cry, scream, etc. and they do not post judgement on me for these emotions...they usually join in with me and we work it out together, with God. I guess I'm talking my way through the important things in my life...they're not what I thought they'd be 20 yrs ago. Diamonds, Gold, expensive gifts are all wonderful...I love them...Really love them....but more than anything (I'd give it all away) my babies, my husband, my family, my relationships, my witness, my friends, my involvement in the church, my daily testimonies to co-workers and patients, etc. These are the things that keep me alive and content despite all the horrible saddening issues going on all around me. I could not make it one day without my christian cd's, my bible verse (if you know me you'll know what verse I'm talking about) pasted on my shelf at eye-view in my office at work, and my cell phone ringing relentlessly from my real friends who need real discussion, prayer, listening, etc.