Reading friends make the best friends

I was in my dear friend's room last night, which is filled with books on theology and practical Christian living. My friend's books are well worn, underlined, and highlighted with notes on the pages. Besides the great books themselves, I love reading my friend's notes, and seeing what ideas were important enough to her to underline. This gives me a panoramic and telescopic view of her heart-her innermost thoughts, feelings, struggles, prayers, desires, loves.
A mentor of mine once said, "Show me a woman with a Bible that is falling apart, and I'll show you a woman who is not falling apart."