giving thanks

i don't give enough credit to others. so this blog is to thank all those that have touched me in my life, who have been the 'gardeners of my flower patch' if you will. :)

thank you to all of my friends who have helped me through a hard time, with either a crying shoulder, a firm hand, a gentle caress, or with just encouragement to get me through, thank you:

Julie Garbutt
Corey Mann
Kevin Holcombe
Romney Olsen
Evan Monson
Daniel Crowder
Ariel Johnson
Michael, Scott, and Alan (My brothers)
Amy Sackett
My Parents of course
Kaylie Hancock
Preston Smith
Jessica Leavitt
Jacob Swain
Jason Dodge
Julia McDougal
Elijah Thomas
Chase Ramsey

to all my friends who have been there to laugh at my really stupid jokes and put up with me through thick and thin, who have been there to laugh and make memories with. thank you:

Daniel Crowder
Revacoso Boys (Corey, Skyler, Evan, Jeffy, Romney)
Julie Garbutt
The girls of 304 (Kaylie, Kendra, Katie, Brooke)
Kevin Holcombe
Acting Up Boys especially Chase, Elijah, Ethan, Darren, and Sam
Preston Smith
Chris Grosbeck
Jake Swain
Jake Mortenson
The girls of 63 (Becky, Lana, Hillary, Paige, Lauren)
Ryan Cope
Kristin Latimer
Jessica Leavitt
Laura Dyer
Bryant Shultz
K.C.T.
The girls of 121 (Julia, Elisa, Melissa, Savannah, Nalani)
The Men of Vocal Point! (James, Ariel, Scott, Ben, Micah, Buck, Paul, Chase, JJ)
Wes Henry
Lex Hatch
Whitney Overman
Monique Shurtz
Britney Carlson
Xandra Peterson
Camille Whitacre
Henry Unga
Mallory Keith

and to those that have, in meeting them, created a new world that would never have been discovered had it not been for them. thank you:

Kaylie Jean Hancock
Daniel Crowder
Julie Garbutt
Julia McDougal
Whitney Overman
Ariel Johnson
Kevin Holcombe
Jessica Leavitt
Romney Olsen

you are so wonderful friends! even if none of you ever read this i hope you know how much i care about you!!!! that's not to mention the countless others who have touched my life. thank you thank you for putting up with me with all my shortcomings and fallouts, and for accepting me for who i am. :) i love you all thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much. :)


thank you. :)

that's what friends are for.

Greater love hath no man than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends. - John 15:13

a shoulder to cry on
a body to hug

a person to be with

'When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement (to be deprived of a love one) ((for those of you like me who don't get big words)) :) .. who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.
- Anonymous

an ear to listen
a heart to touch
and hands to help

'The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention...A loving silence often hast far more power to heal and connect than the most well-intentioned words.'
- Rachel Naomi Remen

a friend to laugh with
a voice to calm
some joy to share

'If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life, it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth.'
- Mitsugi Saotome

so thank you friends
for being there for me
in my darkest hours of despair

'It is one of the blessing of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.' - Anonymous

'Old wood is best to burn, old books best to read, old wine best to drink, and old trusty friends best to laugh with'
- Anonymous







'The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by'
- Felix Alder


i'm glad i have those.
:)