Friendship is a strange thing. 
We find ourselves telling each other 
the deepest details of our lives... 
things we don't even share with the families who 
raised us. 
But what is a friend? 
A confidant? A shoulder to cry on? An ear to listen? 
A heart to feel? 
A friend is all these ... and more. 
No matter where we met, 
no matter how long we've been together 
... I call you friend. 
A word so small, yet so large in feeling, 
a word filled with emotion, 
a word overflowing with love. 
Truly great things come in small packages. 
Once the package of friendship has been opened, 
it can never be closed. 
It is a constant book always waiting ... waiting to be 
read