Best friends can come in different shapes and sizes. This best friend is well seasoned, but lively and most definitely passionate about his little buddy. Mr Griffin is Big buddy (both Ivan's and ours). Little buddy is Ivan, of course. The names came because Big Buddy could not remember the name Ivan. He'd call him Calvin and Alvin and Brian, and only rarely Ivan. So we finally decided to use nick names, although Big Buddy still tries (sometimes successfully) to call Ivan by name.
Big Buddy brings a lot of tenderness, good food and companionship to us. We keep thinking that we will try to be a friend to him, but before I can get a meal over to him, he's sending back even more our way. I can't tell you the number of roasts, chicken legs, sweet potato pies, cakes... we've received. Plus, about once every couple of weeks (or more often than that) Big Buddy decides it's time for a fish fry at his house. yummmmmmmmm
Ivan just gobbles it up of course and not just the food. He loves to make his Big Buddy laugh and show off the new talents he's acquired. He wants to be right in the middle of whatever Big Buddy is doing and we are constantly on guard to keep the little one from all the dangerous, non-baby proofed, but oh-so-mysterious objects Mr Griffin has lying around.
Big Buddy sets his life goals by Ivan's learning potential. When we were pregnant, Big Buddy wanted to live long enough to see the baby born. When Ivan was born, he wanted to live long enough to see him crawl. Then he extended his wish to seeing Ivan walk. Now he can't wait for Ivan to talk back or fight with him. We're hoping that won't be for a very long time!!!
I've never known anyone like Big Buddy. But he reminds me a lot of the Lover. You can't outgive him, he's always watching out for our wellbeing, he loves us even when we are at our worst and puts our needs above his own. He's a true friend.
2 comments:
angela,
i loved this post. it's amazing how you can set out to serve someone only to realize that he or she is, in fact, serving you.
praying for your continued presence and service in abilene,
gentry
Thanks gentry. God is so good to us in many ways. For years, Brian has prayed to have like minded friends. Most our friends are forty-somethings, which is ok, but we only really connected with one couple and our relationship has been estranged the last couple of years. So, we prayed and prayed and now B found a plethora of friends on the net! Thank you for your hearts, realness and efforts to meet, who knows where this may lead!!
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