Thank God for Friends

This weekend Francine, the girls and I were hosts to Valerie and Gavin Spencer. Murray had to stay on the USA because he had "schoolwork" to do. (From what I hear, he's playing Risk every night!) But it was great to see them. Francine and Valerie had some great "girl" time and Gavin was a joy to be around. (I think he was starting to think I was his DAD) Even though we missed Murray, it was super to see at least two thirds of the Spencer family. It's great to have real friends. I truly believe that they are a gift from God. You can be yourself around them. You can share your thoughts. You can show them your flaws (and they don't care!). And best of all, the are there for you whenever you need them. I hope everybody out there has friends like that. In fact, that's what the church needs to be like. A place where we can be ourselves. A place where we can support each other, pray for each other and just love each other. (Looking forward to having our next coffee together Murray!)