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Thank you so much friends, real friends and virtual friends.  (I'm really not sure what that means, but it's supposed to be a compliment)  I was able to have a few one on one's with  some of you tonight and I've really enjoyed the time.  Talked with some at church, and some online from previous schools, jobs, etc...

For anyone who may stumble across this and continue reading...please don't forget your friends.  once you've got them, keep a tight leash on those relationships and hold them close.  You never know when the next time will be that you'll need them or that they will need you.  Most of all, don't forget your relationship with God.  Pray without ceasing and show others His love.

Sometimes an expression of gratitude seems inadequate.  I've noticed that when one person tells another thank you, it usually comes from the heart: which is not a bad place to start.  Of course, the ever-popular thanks comes in sometimes as well.  It seems to me, however, that thanks doesn't cut down into where it needs to go to be meaningful to the recipient.  Thank you is a personal expression.  Thanks is like a group of potential personal expressions, none of which may be assigned to you at this moment.

Now, what do you do when thank you is not enough?  Sometimes a person plays a special role that cannot be adequately rewarded with words.  A person who is not a significant other, but is truly significant and merits a special acknowledgement of your gratitude, but usally is not looking for it, or even wanting it.  You have to sneak in thank yous to these people.

So, next time you want to say to someone that they have done a great
job, or have played a meaningful part in your life, please use more
than one word to express yourself, and if you have to, sneak it in...

I found a book online this morning called "Surprise Me".  I wonder if I've already been a part of the 30-day faith experiment portrayed in this book, and I haven't even read it!  So now I will.

From the author's website:

"Surprise me, God.  What if you started the net 30 days with those three words?  No agendas, no plans other than waiting on God with eager anticipation of what is about to happen next."

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I find I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in the secret place
Cause Your love is extravagant

Chorus:
Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I find I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in the secret place
Your love is extravagant

Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate

Our plans are not always the same as God's plan. Sometimes the path is unclear. Ask Him to be the light on your path.