Name them one by one

Alan: husband who invited me to Phoenix with him and bought me a ticket.
Lisa: super-generous friend who agreed to watch my kids without even consulting her calendar.
Paige: decidedly her own gutsy gal and dear sister who I'll get to see!
Shawna: friend who is willing to drop anything to help and/or play with me when I'm there.
Roberta: visiting teaching partner who is feeling better and broadens my world
Cynthia: friend and example of faith I got to eat lunch with
Sarah: friend who gives me opportunities to serve if I really want them
Jeanene: someone who will just definitely be in the celestial kingdom
David: neighbor who has saved my tail multiple times cheerfully
Frederick: generous father who amazingly doesn't see my faults
Patty: mom! What a great lesson in one word.
Tammy: distant cousin, near friend, great blessing
Eliza: my bonus child. She plays basketball like I do...
Mariah: precocious softball player, teacher of patience.
Wyatt: growing soccer player and giver of extravagant amounts of love.
Willa: PLAYER. And to think I get to be her mom!
JoAnn: dear friend and mother of my true love.
Wayne: author of many of my husband's sensibilities, linguistic maverick and kind friend
Karen: see baptism post. Amazingly generous, dear friend I get to be related to.
Laura: I wish I had her patience and visible love. I'm lucky to be the beneficiary of them.
Leslie: it is and has always been so easy to be her friend.
Brenda: kindred spirit.
Ren: I'm losing a dear friend/brother/father this week. He has been such a blessing in my life. What an example of the believers he has been. I've always been impressed with his faith and his ability to make lasting connections with people. I will feel his loss deeply.