Many people will walk in and out or your life,
but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

To handle yourself, use your head,
To handle others, use your heart.

Anger is only one letter short of danger.

If someone betrays you once, it's his fault.
If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.

Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.

God Gives every bird it's food,
but He does not throw it into it's nest.

He who loses money, loses much;
He who loses a friend, loses more;
He who loses faith, loses all.

Beautiful young people are acts of nature,
but beautiful old people are works of art.

Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

The tongue weighs practically nothing,
but so few people can hold it.

Friends, you and me..
you brought another friend...
and then there were 3....
we started our group.....
Our circle of friends......
and like that circle.......
there is no beginning........
there is no end.

1. In Kindergarten your idea of
a good friend was the person who
let you have the red crayon when all
that was left was the ugly brown one.

2. In 1st grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who went
to the bathroom with you and held
your hand as you walked through the
scary halls.

3. In 2nd grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who
helped you to stand up to the class bully.

4. In 3rd grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who
shared their lunch with you when you forgot
yours on the bus.

5. In 4th grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who
was willing to switch square-dancing
partners in gym so you wouldn't
have to be stuck do-si-doing with
Nasty Nick or Smelly Samantha.

6. In 5th grade your idea of a
friend was the person who saved
a seat on the back of the bus for
you.

7. In 6th grade your idea of a
friend was the person who went
up to your new crush and asked them
to dance with you, so that if
they said no you wouldn't have to be
embarrassed.

8. In 7th grade your idea of a
friend was the person who let
you copy the social studies homework
from the night before that you
had not done.

9. In 8th grade your idea of a
friend was the person who helped
you pack up your stuffed animals and
old soccer cards so that your
room would be "high schooler" room,
but didn't laugh at you when you
finished and broke into tears.

10. In 9th grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who
went to that "cool party" thrown by a
senior so that you would not be
the only freshman there.

11. In 10th grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who
drove you to school before you could
drive so you wouldn't have to
ride the bus.

12. In 11th grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who
convinced your parents that you
shouldn't be grounded, consoled you
when you broke up with your sweetie,
made time for you even when they
had a sweetie.

13. In 12th grade your idea of a
good friend was the person who
helped you pick out a college,
assured you that you would get into
that college, helped you deal with your
parents who were having a hard
time adjusting to the idea of letting
you go.

14. At graduation your idea of a
good friend was the person who
was crying on the inside but managed the
biggest smile one could
give as they congratulated you.

15. The summer after 12th grade
your idea of a good friend was
the person who helped you clean up the
(root beer) bottles from that party,
helped you sneak out of the house
when you just couldn't deal with
your parents, helped you pack for
college and just silently hugged you as
you looked through blurry eyes at
18 years of memories you were
leaving behind.

16. Now, your idea of a good
friend is still the person who
gives you the better of two choices,
holds your hand when you're
scared, helps you fight off those who try to
take advantage of you, thinks of
you at times when you are not there,
reminds you of what you have forgotten,
helps you put the past behind you
but understands when you need to
hold on to it a little longer, stays with
you so that you have confidence,
goes out of their way to make time
for you, helps you clear up your
mistakes, helps you deal with
pressure from others, smiles for you
when you are sad, helps you become a
better person, and most importantly
loves you!

THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND. No
matter where we go or who we
become, may we never forget those who helped us
get there. There is never a
wrong time to pick up the phone or
send a message telling your
friends how much you miss them or how much
you love them. Pass it on to someone
who you want to remind. Send this
to all your friends, old and new, and then
watch and see who sends it back to you.

Our friends are like angels,
Who brighten our days.
In all kinds of wonderful,
Magical ways.

Their thoughtfulness comes,
As a gift from above.
And we feel we're surrounded,
By warm, caring love.

Like upside-down rainbows,
Their smiles bring the sun.
And they fill ho-hum moments,
With laughter and fun.

Friends are like angels,
Without any wings.
Blessing our lives,
With the most precious things.

A part of you has grown in me,
together forever we shall be,
never apart,
maybe in distance,
but not in heart