March 15, 2010
(DISCLAIMER!!!! I was half asleep when I wrote this and I'm not quite sure what it says) :D
So today I was reminded of the song “Angels Among Us” by Alabama. I haven’t listened to it in at least a year. It is such an amazing song. For those of you who don’t know it, here are the lyrics and link so you can listen to it on Youtube.
“I was walking home from school on a cold winter’s day
Took a shortcut throw the woods, and I lost my way
It was getting late, and I was scared and alone
Then a kind old man took my hand and led me home
Mama couldn’t see him, oh but he was standing there
And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers
Oh I believe there are angels among us
Sent down to us from somewhere up above
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
To show us how to live
To teach us how to give
To guide us with the light of love
When life dealt trouble times and had me down on my knees
There’s always been someone to come along and comfort me
A kind word from a stranger to lend a helping hand
A phone call from a friend just to say I understand
Ain’t it kind of funny at the dark end of the road
Someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope
Oh I believe there are angels among us
Sent down to us from somewhere up above
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
To show us how to live
To teach us how to give
To guide us with the light of love
They wear so many faces
Show up in the strangest places
Grace us with their mercy
In our time of need
Oh I believe there are angels among us
Sent down to us from somewhere up above
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
To show us how to live
To teach us how to give
To guide us with the light of love
To guide us with the light of love”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WENJbSPSmqg
So this song always gets me thinking. There really are angels among us, though most of the time we take them for granted and don’t realize just exactly who they are. I know who some of mine are, but even I can’t name them all. Though I can name a few: My loving and amazing family, my awesome friends, my coworkers, random strangers… you get the idea. Right now I want to focus on my friends. You know who you are. :) I can’t even begin to tell you how much my friends have impacted me and my life. One of the reasons why my parents started home schooling me is because of the type of people I had started hanging out with in 6th grade. I know that if I had continued down that path, I would be in big trouble today. I am so grateful for my parents for that, though it did limit my social life. I didn’t have too many friends but I was grateful for the ones I had. They had a huge impact on me. Two of them, who are brothers, are both on missions right now.
About 16 months ago, I went to a tri-stake barn dance that forever changed my life. While I was there, I was being my anti social self, and had it not been for the courage of one girl coming up and approaching me, I wouldn’t be writing this now. She had two friends with her, but she was the one that did the talking. To make a long story short, meeting her and a few others that night literally changed my life for the better.
I started doing some stuff with these new found friends of mine, and I kept meeting new people. In fact, it was about a year ago that I met the kid who is now my best friend. In fact, we are like brothers and I am so grateful for his example. Him and all these others changed me and my ways. If someone were to meet me now and I were to tell them that a little over a year ago I was the kid who sat in the corners at parties and didn’t talk to anyone, no one would believe me.
I’m rambling…so I’ll get to my point. So of my angels in my life are my amazing and awesome friends. I’m the oldest out of the people I hang out with the most, and yet I am sure that I am the one that learns the most from the examples of my friends. They continue to teach me everyday and they don’t even know it. In fact, the other day, I was sitting with my family and we were talking about how common divorce is nowadays and how uncommon it is to see marriages last 30 years like my parents. My dad starting naming off people who were divorced to prove his point. And I am proud to say that I could name off just about everyone of my friends and tell you that their parents hadn’t been divorced and that they taught their kids right in this aspect. In fact, I can tell you for just about how long each of their parents have been married. The best part is what my dad said next. He told me something to the effect that it is because I have a group of friends who aren’t like the rest of the world. He said that I have a good group of friends, and this isn’t the first time he’s said it. And every time he does say it, I can proudly confirm it, and tell him yes, they do stand out from the world, yes they are amazing.
So I guess what I am trying to say here is that I see my angels every day in the shape of my friends. I thank God every day for blessing me with them. I am so lucky to have friends like them.
So to all my friends out there…Thanks for standing out from the world. Thanks for considering me a friend and always being there for me and teaching me so much. Thanks for being so amazing and awesome. Thanks for just being you! :)
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