The beauty of friendship,
like the beauty of flowers, is very hard to describe in words. There
are many kinds of friends ... just as there are lots of different flowers,
and yet each has it's own unique beauty to offer.
There are friends who share
our paths briefly at different points in our lives, while others stay close
to us ... year after year. Some are vibrant and admired for their strength,
while others are delicate whispers of color ... whose gentleness always
has a special place in our hearts. We all meet many different kinds of
friends along the path of life, each adding color and joy and beauty to
our days.
My life has been blessed by
the many wonderful friends in it. They are the full and beautiful
blossoms in my garden. This page is dedicated to each one of them.
It's just a small way of letting them know how I feel about them and how
special I think they are. I am very lucky to have each of them in
my garden of life and I love them all.
Only four months ago, I wanted
to try to learn to make a web page just for fun, but I never thought anyone
would really come to look at it. I am just amazed at how all the
little seeds of ideas I had in my mind have all taken root, sprouted and
are really growing. My cyber garden is growing into something much
more than I ever imagined. It has become a place that I can put my
whole heart into and a place I can expose feelings that I normally keep
hidden.
I've really learned a lot in
the last few months. The one thing I've learned the most though,
is that there are still so many wonderful and kind people left in the world.
That's really the reason that this page has been planted. I want
to thank all of you that have taken the time from your busy lives to visit
my web site. I sincerely appreciate each and every one of you.
Many of you have become the "flower buds" in my garden, as you are blooming
into a real friendship.
So many of you have nurtured
my garden with your kind and thoughtful words. Some of them are from
my Guest book and others have been in E-mail's. I am so touched by
your letters and messages you send me, that it sometimes brings tears to
my eyes. But that is good, too, because my garden needs lots of water
to flourish and grow.
I also want to thank all you
"Butterflies" that have just silently fluttered in to look at a page and
just as quietly fluttered out, leaving no trace that you've been here.
Without everyone's visits, the web site would still be here, but it would
not have flourished like it has.
I do try to e-mail as many
of you that I can to personally thank you all for your kind words, but
if I ever miss one of you, I still want to thank you from the bottom of
my heart. Thanks to all of you who have visited my web site and inspired
and encouraged me to continue. Your kind words always bring much
sunshine to my garden and smiles to my face. Every one of you have
helped my garden to grow and become a place of peace and beauty because
you have all become beautiful blossoms in my heart.