I met Anne & May a couple of years ago after I read about them in Radiant magazine. They write “Christian fiction for the real world” and I felt at home visiting their blog right away (yes, we’re THAT kind of friends). This week they’re celebrating the release of their latest YA novel, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. This post is part of their blog party! My role at the party is to tell a story about one of my friends.
In keeping with the novels for teenage girls theme, I’m choosing my friend Jill for this post. I met Jill at a get-to-know-the-new-girl party in my honor the summer before my sixth grade year. Talk about trauma. I don’t remember much from the party except a few warnings about which boys were already claimed and what to avoid in the cafeteria. But I know Jill was there, and she has stuck with me even when I, as her father kindly notes, have taken the non-traditional path in so many ways!
Here’s my short list of the reasons Jill was an awesome friend:
She indulged my love for Kirk Cameron.
She invited me to sleep over and always ordered Casey’s pizza for the occassion.
She kept me up on school gossip when I transferred to a private school.
She let me tag along on her trips to the out-of-town doctor and hit the mall afterwards.
She threw me a surprise 18th birthday party!
She never missed one of my important events.
She let me sing a Celine Dion song at her wedding!
She took care of me when I was stuck in the hospital with a very sick baby.
She kept pushing me to finish my college degree – I’m almost there!
She never stopped calling me. Even when I was (am) a jerk and didn’t return her calls in a timely fashion.
You simply cannot have too many friends like this girl! Love you, Jill! (I know you’re out there reading this but never commenting!)
