friends...

i lied. i told you that that was going to be my last post, but eric's watching sports, and my mind is going a mile a minute. i either interrupt him while he's in his male-zone, or click away on the laptop. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to determine the wiser choice.... :)

i was just thinking of my boys' friends. two of my boys had friends over tonight. there were more boys in the house than girls, and i even had a zumba friend over for dinner. not that the testosterone majority is rare, but it is always more obvious when it's multiplied exponentially. anyway, i was just thinking of how sweet these boys are. they have their trials in life at younger ages, and they are trying to find their lot in this life. my heart goes out to them. and as i was thinking of them, of course my mind turned to other sons' friends who have influenced me and touched my heart. each of my boys have had friends who have come to our home under varying circumstances, and i have felt towards them as i do my own. even my nephews. i love these boys. i ache for these boys. i hope for these boys. i love these boys. so to all of jason's, andrew's, brandon's, alex's, sammy's and taylor's friends who ever have stepped foot in our home (here OR logan OR alaska OR wherever...), thank you. thank you for befriending my boys. thank you for being a part of my family. thank you for feeling comfortable enough in our home to help yourself to the food in the fridge.....and reading scriptures with our family....and leaving your dirty socks under the couch....and, wait! did i say that? okay, maybe not the last one. but really, thank you. i appreciate you. i want you to grow up to be the kind of men that you are capable of being. be good fathers. be good husbands. be good workers. be good men. :)

ps: and know this: our door is always open to our friends who pass this way. we are always ready to welcome a friend when he passes along our way.... :)