Just as a rose day by day unfolds
Your heart reveals the beauty it holds
For the seeds of joy and laughter you sow
Blossoms in blessings wherever you go.
Grounded in love, you generously share
The goodness that stems from kindness and care
And rooted in hope, you cheerfully face
Each season of life with gladness and grace.
I often thank God for the blessing of you
Your sweetness of spirit and all that you do.
I pray that, just like a cherish rose
Our friendship forever blooms and grows

Sometimes in life,
you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life
just by being part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh 
until you can't stop;
Someone who makes you believe
that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you 
that there really is an unlocked door
just waiting for you to open it.
This is Forever Friendship.
 
When you're down,
and the world seems dark and empty,

Your forever friend lifts you up in spirit
and makes that dark and empty world
suddenly seem bright and full.
Your forever friend gets you through
the hard times, the sad times,
and the confused times.
If you turn and walk away,
your forever friend follows.
 
If you lose your way,
your forever friend guides you
and cheers you on.
Your forever friend holds your hand
and tells you that 
everything is going to be okay.
 
And if you find such a friend,
you feel happy and complete,
because you need not worry.
You have a forever friend for life,
and forever has no end.

Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
 
Friendships that have stood the test –
Time and change – are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair  grow gray,
Friendship never knows decay.
 
For ’mid old friends , tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.
But old friends, alas! may die,
New friends must their place supply.
 
Cherish friendship in your breast-
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old,
Those are silver, these are gold 

Joseph Parry

(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "Hi"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust "be" with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever judges
(O)ffers support
(P)raises you for the great things you do
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)-plains things you don't understand
(Y)ells when you won't listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality
 
A friend is someone we turn to
When our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure
For our friendship is a gift.
 
A friend is someone who fills our lives
With Beauty, Joy, and Grace
And makes the world we live in
a Better and Happier Place.