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Eighteen years-old and ready to take on
the world, the friendship of a lifetime begins. Kristen Murphy and
Elizabeth Ashley begin as college roommates and live life as friends
closer than sisters. Kris, is artistic and thrives off of her time
drawing and painting. She is tall and rather plain, but smart and
kind. Liz, is musical, outgoing, beautiful, and captures the heart of
every person she meets. In their eighteen year-old wisdom, they
thought they had forever to be friends.
Kris and Liz rented their
first apartment together, stood up at each other's weddings and held
each other's babies. Liz held Kris' hand when her father was buried.
Kris stood with Liz when her husband walked out. The boundaries of
our lives blurred long ago. They have been friends for twenty-eight
years and the friendship withstands the test of time and the trials
of life. Until cancer deals the final blow. Twenty-eight years
together will be all they will get.
Through Liz’s battle with breast
cancer they learn how important each part of their life is and how
grateful they are for everything that God sends their way. This is
the story of their lives. As she sits by Liz's death bed, Kris
recounts the trails and blessings that made them who they are. With
their melded family gathered around, Kris tells their story and
recalls the many "gifts" they have been blessed without
throughout the years. She shares of how Liz taught her to notice the
gifts in each day and to live with a grateful heart. It is through
the telling of their story that the secret of counting gifts is
discovered....
READ CHAPTER ONE
