Alrighty, since it would be a wee bit cruel to just label one friend, I figured it'd be better to up the ante a wee bit and go for as many as my memory can provide.

Katie, my dear lil' quizzie-sis, you are a wonderful young lady. we've known each other since maybe January, but we've been the best of friends since then. your overwhelming waves of enthusiasm, joy, a bit of snarkiness, and Godly light just make me smile. we've both had our ups and downs, but we've always had the time to just talk it out and pray for each other. and might I say, you are very huggable. you have a very good head on your shoulders, and a beautiful heart and soul within you. I am verra proud to call you my friend, and my sister in Christ.

 Sydney, my dear watty-sis, you're a really awesome person. snarky, but honest. a wee bit blunt at times, but lovable and sweet nonetheless. you've been there and listened when this battered warrior got off of one too many long nights of patrol, and let me be there for you in return when you had nowhere else to turn to, and just needed a hug, or a few gentle words of encouragement. you are an amazing friend, and a brilliant writer/poet. God bless your talented hands.

Meer-kat, my evah adorable niece, you are amazing. despite our differences, you being currently undecided, and in the UK, and my being Christian, and in the US, you have been a wonderful friend to me. your loving, compassionate heart loves so much, and accepts so many, and that is a very beautiful, and good thing. you can be a wee bit blunt at times, but some days that is a good thing. remember that for all you have experienced, you've got an amazing, adventuresome, and wonderful road ahead of you.

Tierra, quite simply, I forgive you. always. but please, no more testing me. you have a very good heart, and a noble soul. you are an honorable warrior maiden of God, who I am proud to call a Guardian of the North. May God bless you and keep you in your pursuit of true love and happiness.