Who remembers this movie from the 80's? This has to be one of my all time favorite movies. It is definitely in my top five. I've seen it countless times. When I need a good cry, this is my go to movie. AND every time I watch it, the ugly tears flow. You know, the alligator tears that result in snot rags.
I love this story of two complete opposites that begin their friendship on the beach. If you have watched this year jerker, you know it ends with them returning to the beach. I admire how the author, Mary Agnes Donoghue, captured the perfect picture of true friendship.
So why this blog on Beaches? This past week I was blessed to get to spend an entire day with my best friend. When I think of our relationship, it reminds me of this movie. Although we didn't meet as young adolescents, we still have something that has blossomed into something simply beautiful.
Just like in beaches, we have our good times where we laugh and just be silly, bad times when God hands us lemons and wants us to make lemonade, and of course there is the ugly time where we walked away from our friendship. Just like in the movie. My heart filled with resentment and bitterness building a wall between us. Although I missed her, I didn't do something about it. Pride stepped in.
That didn't last long. God broke that pride. After I received the news that her baby boy was diagnosed with cancer, I immediately went to the hospital. When I saw her sitting in that waiting room, my heart broke into a million pieces. Pieces I couldn't put back together. I could see past her smile of strength. I saw the fear in her eyes. We went to the hallway to be alone to talk, but we didn't talk. We just held each other and cried.
I hate that we had this time in our friendship. It was ugly. But, there is one thing about ugly. It doesn't build character, it reveals it. It reveals who you really are. My best friend is strong, humble, steadfast, forgiving, tenderhearted, loving, supportive, unconditional, faithful, kind, Christ-like…Everything I wish I could be.
Our friendship didn't begin on a beach. It began in the presence of God and that is where it will blossom for eternity.
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