Days of Thankfulness #5

Today, I write of my Best Friend. She’s amazing. Absolutely beautiful on the inside and out. If you know me, you know I’m speaking of Vanessa. This woman has gotten me through my ups and downs. She knows every single inch of my soul and still loves me. We met in Savannah Ga, about 10 years ago at a mutual friend’s house. We didn’t know it then, but a couple years later, we’d become so close that even our first 2 children would be born within weeks/hours of each other. As we grew in our friendship, we realized that we had a lot of things in common. We’re also very different.

We really bonded through us each trying to conceive our first child. The both of us were having some issues getting pregnant and we were there to support each other through all of it. We’d talk about every single thing that was going on with our body, things that we were feeling, we’d laugh and cry together. Once we found out we were finally pregnant, the only better thing to make it better was that we’d get to go through our first pregnancies together. Then amazingly enough, we found out we’d be going through our 2nd pregnancies together!This amazing woman accepted me in the beginning for me. She has encouraged me when I felt like giving up. She’s held me up when I was falling. She loves my children as if they were hers and I love hers as if they were mine. She’s seen me at my worst and still stood by me. Even when I know I made her absolutely nuts, she stood by me. She keeps me in line. Tells me the truth. Helps me with fashion advice and tries to torture me with an eyelash curler thingy. We’ve laughed and cried together. We can go weeks without speaking, but watch of us knows that if we’re needed, all we gotta do is call or text. We don’t have to be in the same city or even in the same state to remain close. I love that our families are so close.

So to my Soul Sister, I’m so very thankful for you. You are truly my light in this dark world I sometimes find myself in. I thank God everyday that He brought us together. I love you so and can’t wait till our morning coffee chats in the nursing home together!