Friends Like You

My first blog post of 2012 is a very special

one to me.  This rendition of a beautiful and

meaningful song is sung by my friend Brian

Weatherby, accompanied by life-long friend

Warren Calvert on the guitar and his daughter

Leah on the fiddle.

My friends were performing at our umpteenth

annual Christmas gathering at Mama and Daddy's

house in Atlanta.  You'll see Daddy seated up

close in his wheelchair.  You'll hear a little

background noise.  You see, right under my

camera, my grandaughters Brianna and Claire

were enacting the very love and friendship

the song speaks of.  After you view the video,

read the lyrics of the song beneath it.

Friends Like You

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.
I praise Him, praise Him for the way
He shows His love through you.

At times He’ll tell me I’m doing fine
In something He’ll have you say.
At times He’ll use you to right my wrongs
And show me where I’ve disobeyed.


I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.
I praise Him, praise Him for the way
He shows His love through you.
He shows His love to me through friends like you.

Brian has sung this song for us

at countless Christmas celebrations.

He has also sung it at my sister

Caryn's wedding and at my

mother's funeral.  I cherish these

words and the melody.  But most

of all I cherish friends like YOU!

May God bless you richly in 2012.