Reverb 10.30: Gift

December 30-- Gift. This month gifts and give-giving can feel inescapable.  What's the most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year?

This year, I got more than what I wanted.  I got exactly what I needed.  

The gift of friendship when being my friend isn't easy.  

When I am angry.  When I am stressed.  When I am overexcited.  When I am too chatty.  When I am making decisions that may later leave my friends picking up the pieces.  When I am idealistic.  When I am running late.  

Friendship stuck in there.  

A lot of people say that's what friendship means-- being there even when people aren't at their best and most enjoyable.  And while that might be true, I know I am awfully lucky.