Sallie and I met and were instantly friends. Not the kind of friends though that we are today, our relationship was shallow and surface level. Sallie had the same heart she still has today though, it reaches out to the seemingly unreachable and longs to help those who desperately need it. Her spirit inspires everyone around her and she has a way of making you feel on her level regardless of age or walk in faith. We have a constant joke about our friendship because we couldn't be more different from each other! Sallie's need for structure and neatness in life is unbelievably contradictory to my need for spontaneity and mess, but we have come to learn how beautiful it is that our one common factor keeps us close. Jesus is the only thing we seem to have in common, and that is truly all we need. She laughs and my lifestyle and I don't think I will ever understand hers, but having Christ in the center of our relationship has taught me so much about how to be a true friend.
The greatest thing I have learned from Sallie, is the thing I tease her about the most. Sallie is drawn to brokenness. Brokenness in relationships between others and brokenness in the hearts of people around her. She has a gift of relating to those who need a friend, or even just offering an ear to listen because nobody else ever has. Sallie's heart is so pure and so beautiful, I am blessed to have her as a friend. No matter how far apart we are, or how different we will grow to be, I know I will always be able to rely on the friend I have in her. Thank you for being there Sallie, I love you forever.
Ephesians 4:2
"Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love."
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