Thank you.

There are so many reasons that you are my best friend.

You are supportive, you are kind, you are strong, you are my person.

You have stuck with me when I'm not easy to stick with, when anyone else would have ran the opposite direction. Tough times have made our bond stronger and have made the good times so much sweeter.

You tell me what I need to hear (even when it's not what I want to hear). The hard conversations are the ones that most need to be had and I can't thank you enough for having those conversations with me. You are gentle, but you are also hard on me when I need it. You're someone worth keeping around.

You help to keep me grounded in my faith. The conversations and encounters we have had with Jesus together are some of the best I've ever had and it's so hard to believe that we've only been friends for almost three years. You're my sister in Christ first and foremost and that makes our bond that much deeper.

Probably one of the most important things about our friendship is dancing. We aren't very good at it, but we do it anyway. In fact, we do it quite often. Being roommates makes constant dance parties an easy addition to our daily lives and I love that. I love that we can let loose together and if only for a half hour, all of our stress of the day melts away in (not so rhythmic) dance moves.

It's so cool to look back on our friendship and see that God's hand was in it all along. He brought us together to do this thing called life. I have no doubt about that. We found comfort in opening up to one another and sharing the not so pretty parts of ourselves that we would rather hide away. You know what I struggle with and I know what you struggle with and we are able to hold each other accountable. It's not always easy. We get frustrated and annoyed but ultimately, we build each other up and pray for one another's hearts and that's all I can ask for in a friendship.

Growing with you over the last couple of years has been a serious blessing, and I can't imagine spending my last year of college with anyone else. Right now you're sitting across the room from me, and I'm tearing up typing this. I am going to miss living with you so much. I'm going to miss our dance parties, our deep talks, our late nights and our lazy days together. I'm not going to miss you, though, because our friendship is a lifelong one.

I love you, roomie.