::lighthouses::

(image from pinterest.com)

i saw this image as i was browsing through the pinterest site...

i started thinking about how we all need people in our lives who are lighthouses...the beacons that remain steady, even as we are setting sail for the greatest of adventures...they shine their light and guide us home...protect us from danger...give us hope...

no matter how strong we are (and we are made of some stern stuff, you and i)...we need someitmes to rest in another's strength...we need the steadying hand of a friend...we need to be reminded that we can make it...when we are about to give up, to have someone who will hold the light and shout to us "you're almost there...keep trying...you can make it!"

do you have a friend like that in your life? be grateful. if not, be on the lookout for one. are you that for someone...if not...turn on your light and get to shining...