With You.

There were moments in my life that I will always remember. Not because they were important, but because they were with you.

Absence of conflict doesn’t equal good communication

We shouldn’t be avoiding conflict, but to learn to work through it and resolve it in a way that honors God. In the book of Love that Lasts, Gary and Betsy Ricucci share ten tips for communication that can help you when you’re experiencing conflict in your relationship.

1. Learn to express your feelings and frustrations honestly, but without accusing or attacking the other person (Proverbs 11:9).

2. Choose words, expressions, and a tone of voice that are kind and gentle. Don’t use speech that could easily offend or spark an argument (Proverbs 15:1).

3. Don’t exaggerate, distort, or stretch the truth. Avoid extreme words like never and always (Ephesians 4:25).

4. Give actual and specific examples. If necessary, make notes before you communicate. Stay away from generalities.

5. Commit yourself to seeking solutions instead of airing your greivances. Getting even isn’t the goal—you want to get things resolved (Romans 12:17-21).

6. Listen to what the other person is saying, feeling, and needing. Try to detect his or her underlying concerns (James1:19).

7. Refuse to indulge bitterness, anger, withdrawal, or argument. Though these emotions are normal, indulging them is sin (Ephesians 4:26).

8. Don’t hesitate to acknowledge your own failure, and be quick to forgive the other person. Make sure you don’t hold a grudge (Luke 17:3-4).

9. Keep talking and asking questions until you are sure that you both understand clearly what the other is saying and feeling. Encourage each other as you press toward a solution (Romans 14:19).

10. Train your mouth and heart until you can say the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reasons!

Conflict is not necessarily a bad thing. And don’t be surprised if you experience it. It’s a sign that you’re really getting to know each other. Don’t run from it; instead, ask for God’s help to humbly and lovingly resolve it.

There is that Friend

There is that friend
that is so much a part of you, that you feel alone just thinking about the thought of her not being there.

There is that friendship
that has so much that it is based on that nothing could ever dissolve or even threaten it.

There is that friend
with whom you share so much history that one fight or misunderstanding rolls off nearly instantaneously,
because one issue is so insignificant, and could never come close to shattering the bond.

There is that friendship
that cannot always be explained, but only understood and cherished by the two people that share it.

There is that friend
that mean so much to you, that you honestly believe you would stop studying for a final exam, break a date with your crush of five years, or risk being grounded just so you could be there to lend a shoulder to cry on, offer a hug, or spend three hours just sitting with her if that would make it at all better.

There is that friendship
that has lasted through ten years of your life, and is still growing.

There is that friend
who you can talk to about something that happened when you were eight years old, and she can relive that moment so vividly along with you..

There is that friend
that knows you as well as you know yourself, and finds it special that you know her just as well.

There is that friend
who can make you smile through your tears, or cry out of happiness.

There is that friend
who is always there for you, and just realizing that she would be there is more than enough to make it better.

There is that friend
who cares about clearing away your tears no less if you are crying over absolutely nothing or over something she may have done to hurt you.

I have one friend like that, and it is that friend that will always occupy a precious part of my heart.

Source © Anon

You were there for Me

Words escape me
at this moment
that seems like the end
yet it is only the beginning
when friendships are close
and dreams are far
you were there for me.
Tears fill me
with memories of both good and bad
some nearly forgetton
yet all dear to the heart
you were there for me.
In times of trouble
and in times of thanks
you stood by my side
and held me up.
Through your ever-patient ears
to your comforting hugs
you were there for me.
From that first day
when I saw you and knew
that you would love me for who I was
you were there for me.
And until the day
when we are old and gray
I will always know that
you are there for me.

Source © Erin Porter

You’re Never Alone

You’re never alone, I’m always near,
When your troubled, down or blue.
All you have to do is call me,
I’m always here for you.

It doesn’t matter where I’m at,
It doesn’t matter when.
When you need someone to talk to,
I’m here to be your friend.

If you need someone to hold your hand,
or a hug to say I care.
If you need a shoulder to cry on,
for you I will be there.

So never think you are a burden,
when the weight gets to be to much.
You might find if look hard enough,
a good friend could be the right touch.

You’re never alone, I’m always here,
through the good times and the bad.
I’m always here to be your friend,
I don’t like to see you sad.

Source © KC

A Friend Like You

Everyone should have
a friend like you
You are so much fun to be with
And you are such a good person
You crack me up with laughter
And touch my heart with your kindness
You have a wonderful ability
To know when to offer advice
And when to sit in quiet support
Time after time
You’ve come to my rescue
And brightend so many
Of my routine days
And time after time
I’ve realized how fortunate
I am that my life includes you
I really do believe that
Everybody should have a friend like you
But so far it looks like
You are one of a kind!

Source © Natasha

Kids in Love

I look back to the one and only summer time
And my girl was the envy of every friend of mine
She slept safely in my arms
We were so young and invincible

Closed lips, she was never one to kiss and tell
Those trips in the summer never went so well
Young love is such dumb love
Call it what you want it was still enough

And you’re still out of me reach
And you’re still all of the things
That I want in my life
How could I ask you to leave me?

And we were just kids in love
The summer was full of mistakes we wouldn’t learn from
The first kiss stole the breath from my lips
Why did the last one tare us apart?

Our breath smelled of cigarettes and alcohol
We’d walk down the beach counting every star
Our hearts beat inside our chest
Leaving us gasping for every breath

Her smile with the wind blowing through her hair
Was so contagious in the air
So satisfying and I’m still smiling

And you’re still out of me reach
And you’re still all of the things
That I want in my life
How could I ask you to leave me?

And we were just kids in love
The summer was full of mistakes we wouldn’t learn from
The first kiss stole the breath from my lips
Why did the last one tare us apart?

We’re falling down, can we pick up the pieces?
We’re at an all time low, how do we get it back?
We’re falling down, can we pick up the pieces?

We’re falling down, can we pick up the pieces now?

And we were just kids in love
The summer was full of mistakes we wouldn’t learn from
The first kiss stole the breath from my lips
Why did the last one tare us….

We were just kids in love
The summer was full of mistakes we wouldn’t learn from
The first kiss stole the breath from my lips
Why did the last one tare us apart?

We were just kids in love
The summer was full of mistakes we wouldn’t learn from
The first kiss stole the breath from my lips
Why did the last one tare us apart?

Procrastinator

Procrastinator is what I call you
You always showed up  late in class
You submit things pretty enough late
You are really a procrastinator

You never fail to make me laugh
You understand things the way
you ought to be understood
You shared experiences from different things

“Can’t help but to notice” is the line you’ve uttered
when you noticed that we have lots of similarities
You told me that you might be the meanest friend
I answer it by NO, cause you are really not (but more often you are)

My thoughts about you are rambled.
I just can’t label the friendship
I just can’t define who you are
I know I can, I just don’t want to

I am counting you
as one of my beloved friends
For I am considering you as
one of my SUCH

let me end it this way,
I am your fan & friend
I am jejune & you are out of reach

Garie

he is my

Kapre.. budotz… talawan…. bestfriend…..
kuya…… shoulder to cry on…….
she’s my
bestfriend.
break her heart
& i’ll break
your face.
maka fluttered nu?! haha.. tinuod unta na
nu?! haha.. gitesti mana niya sa akoa
haha… aw, siya diay ang isa sa mga naka
ila jud sa akoa, isa sa mga taong naka kita sa
two sides nako!!! ginasungog ko niya ug
“EMO”…. haha.. pero mas emo gud na siya sa akoa!!
lain man gud na siya kung mag emote kay mo balik
ang iyang tanan bisyo.. naga panigarilyo,
mo inom, mo hilak… haha.. basta lisod
kaayo iexplain kay taas kaayo. haha…
ayos siya na pagkatao!!! miskin buangon siya,
amaw-amawon, mahilig manungog sa akoa,
papungoton ko usahay, papikunon, pahilakon
“usahay”. love japon nako siya kay wala man gud siyay
buot!! haha.. bantog nako siya gitawag ug “budotz”
siya ra jud ang naka kita sa akoa nga
na fall ko into pieces.. except for God ha!!
bantog nako siya “shoulder to cry on”…
he knows all of my secrets… my crushes!!
my suitors.. my “exes”.. haha… basta!
daghan kaayo na siyag nahibal-an about sa akoa!!
huhu… dili gud ko mo hilak basta wala siya..
kay sa iyaha ra jud ko maka hilak… huhu..
gitawag na nako siya ug “kuya” kay…
he will ride with you everywhere,
anywhere… ana siya kabuotan! char!! hehe…
kung “tanga ko, mas tanga gud siya!”… haha
daghan kaayo siyag kabuang sa lyf! hehe.. sama nako!!
ginatawag pud ko niya ug tyanak.. hehe…
tungod man gud to sa summer.. nag tan-aw ko ug
“SUKOB”.. bantog to! ang tawagan namo kay
“tyanak ug kapre” ^_^
i could say that , murag dili jud nako makaya
kung mawala siya sa akong life!! ^_^
“you know me well”

“You’re one of the best I ever had”

“Tearing down the walls hold you in side,
Counting all the ways it could happen
For you and for me too, it’s true.”

“Somewhere he lives inside”

you’re everything i know
that makes me believe
i’m not
“alone”

Charmis

she is my..
wonderwall… murag igsoon na pud….
she saw the two sides of mine…
she’s my wonderwall ‘coz we’re kinda the same..
haha… she know me..
i’m almost on my limitations..
i’m almost tired!!!
Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone’s here
Everybody’s watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next?
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
Like today never happened
Today never happened before
Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be
Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here with…
GOD..
Family…
and Friends….
“US!! (abtik gurLz)”
We were meant to live for so much more.
Waking up from this nightmare
How’s your life?
What’s it like there?
Is it all what you want it to be?
It’s okay to be angry and never let go
It only gets harder the more that you know
When you get lonely if no one’s around
You know that I’ll catch you when you’re
falling down We came together but you left me
alone And I know how it feels to walk out on
your own Maybe someday I will see you again
And you’ll look me in my eyes and call me your
friend who Take you away from that
empty apartment You stay.

“Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can’t in life,
And start to try, cause it’s your time,
Time to fly.
All your worries, leave them somewhere else,
Find a dream you can follow,
Reach for something, when there’s nothing left,
And the world’s feeling hollow.”

“you’re one of the best i’ve ever had”

“i want to see the REAL you”