Portrait of a Friend

can't give solutions to all
oflife's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you and
together we will search for answers.

I can't change your past with all it's
heartache and pain, nor the future with it's
untold stories. But I can be there now when
you need me to care.

I can't keep your
feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my handthat you may grasp it
and not fall.

Your joys, triumps, success,
and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make,
nor to judge;
I can only support you,
encourage you,and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from
falling away from friendship,
from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you,
talk to you, and wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which I have
determined for you, But I can give you the
room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and
hurting, But I can cry with you and help you
pick up the pieces and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

An Angel Named Amanda

I have the greatest friend on earth

Sisters by god but not by birth

I owe her a lot for all she has done for me

Without her in my life I am not sure where I'd be

We will be best friends forever until we die

We have certain jokes that no one would understand but her and I

Together we share our life story

We look for good in others glory

She is amazing every single day

I admire and look up to her in every way

She understands me and I don't have to explain

She brings her sunshine to the rain

Someone sent by god to do great things

One of heaven's angels with no visible wings

If you ever meet Amanda then you will see

Why she is the definition of the greatest friend to me.

Amanda, thanks for always being there for me

You have shown me just how best friends should be!

My Babygirl

It seems like only yesterday
With a teardrop in my eye
That you were born into this world
With a whimper and a cry

The days flew by and turned to weeks
The weeks almost a year
And every time you learn something new
I get that same ol' tear

I guess its cause you're growing up
But to me it's just too fast
I guess it's just that I'm afraid
You're innocents wont last

But as the years go stumbling by
One thing will remain true
You'll always be my baby girl
No matter what you do.