Thank You Message

To all my wonderful friends and families,

Your messages, texts, calls, and gifts were the perfect embellishment on my birthday.

 Honestly speaking, your wishes have just blown me away, and that no matter how hard I 

try on my own, I will never be able to replicate the warmth and love you have shown. I love 

you all and THANK YOU for loving me. 

~ Ella

HUGGING

✿◕‿◕✿

Hugging is healthy. It helps the immune system,
 cures depression, reduce stress, and induces sleep. 
It's invigorating, rejuvenating and has no unpleasant
 side effects. It's nothing less than a miracle drug.
 Hugging is all natural. It's organic, naturally sweet, has no 
artificial ingredients, environmentally friendly and is 100% wholesome. Hugging is also the ideal gift. Great for any occasion, fun
 to give and receive, shows you care, comes with its own 
wrapping paper and, of course, it’s fully returnable.

F R I E N D S

(F) ight for you

(R) espect you

(I) nvolve you

(E) ncourage you

(N) eed you

(D) eserve you

(S) ave you

FRIENDSHIP

Friendship is two hearts sharing...

FEELINGS

LOVE

SADNESS

HAPPINESS

TRUTH

FAITH

SECRET

RESPECT

I appreciate you each day!

Love,

~Ella~

GOOD MORNING

The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn’t matters not a jot. The possibility is always there. 


Everyone Needs Someone

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❤ Everyone Needs Someone ❤
(Author Unknown)

People need people and friends need friends
And we all need love for a full life depends
Not on vast riches or great acclaim,
Not on success or on worldly fame,
But just in knowing that someone cares
And holds us close in their thoughts and prayers-
For only the knowledge that we're understood
Makes everyday living feel wonderfully good,
And we rob ourselves of life's greatest need
When we "lock up our hearts" and fail to heed
The outstretched hand reaching to find
A kindred spirit whose heart and mind
Are lonely and longing to somehow share
Our joys and sorrows and to make us aware
That life's completeness and richness depends
On the things we share with our loved ones and friends.
❤
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Prayer: Developing Healthy Friendships

Father, help me to meet new friends - friends who will encourage me. May I find in these friendships the companionship and fellowship You have ordained for me. I know that You are my source of love, companionship, and friendship. Your love and friendship are expressed through my relationship with You and members of the Body of Christ.

According to Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so friends sharpen the minds of each other.” As we learn from each other, may we find a worthy purpose in our relationships. Keep me well-balanced in my friendships, so that I will always please You rather than pleasing other people.

I ask for your divine connections - good friendships ordained by You. Thank you for the courage and grace to let go of detrimental friendships. I ask and receive, by faith, discernment for developing healthy relationships. Your Word says that two are better than one, because if one falls, there will be someone to lift that person up.

Father, You know the hearts of people, so I won’t be deceived by outward appearances. Bad friendships corrupt good morals. Thank you for quality friends who help me build a stronger character and draw me closer to You. Help me be a friend to others and to love my friends at all times. I will laugh with those who laughs. I will rejoice with those who rejoice. I will weep with those who weep. Teach me what I need to know to be a quality friend.

Develop me in a fun personality and a good sense of humor. Help me to relax around people and to be myself - the person You created me to be. Instruct my heart and mold my character, that I may be faithful and trustworthy over the friendships You are sending into my life.

“Greater love hath no man than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13
Thank you Lord that I can entrust myself and my need for friends into Your keeping. I submit to the leadership of the Holy Spirit, in the name of JESUS….AMEN

Real Friend Test

Real Friend Test

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps herself and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your 'Pepsi drawer' with her foot.

A simple friend has never seen you cry. A real friend's shoulder is soggy from your tears.

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names. A real friend has their phone numbers in her address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party. A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed. A real friend asks why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems. A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history. A real friend could blackmail you with it!

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument. A real friend calls after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them. A real friend expects to always be there for you.