Thursday, October 14, 2010

Friends ...

Friends are precious! In our lives, there are many different types of friends! My life consists of friends that I see fairly regularly (like at church), friends that I only talk to by email or facebook, friends that actually get to see me without makeup on occasion (that I exercise with or that I chaperone Acteen retreats with!), friends that I tell deep dark secrets to (there aren't many of these!), new friends that I meet through speaking and leading conferences, and then there are friends that I share something in the past with - like old school chums or roomies from college days!

This weekend I'll be seeing some of those friends from long ago and we'll definitely have some talks about those days when we were trying to survive the "Make love, not war" era! Most of us thought it was cool to be hippies and tried to accomplish that by wearing bellbottoms and making the peace sign to others. My long straight hair (that I learned to iron in college!) was another symbol of trying to fit in! I'm sure there were others who did more than just TRY to act like a hippie, especially AFTER high school was over. But I'm not telling .... It's my 40th reunion and I'm looking forward to sharing it with friends who knew me when ... I'm praying that I'll be a good listener, that I'll smile a lot (especially when I don't recognize someone I SHOULD know!), and that others will feel better about themselves after we've talked! Those are things that I look for in a FRIEND!

4 comments:

Angie said...

I'm glad that I'm your friend. :-)

Cara Beth said...

I'm glad that we've gone from being mother and daughter to more friends now. Even though I know you'll always be my mom, I now consider you my best friend (and my hubby, of course). I'm blessed to call you my friend, mom. I love you and hope you have fun at your reunion. Try not to brag about your kids and grandkid TOO much! Okay? ;)

Ms. Ann said...

I feel so blessed to have you as a friend, even though I very seldom see you anymore. I always think about you, especially now that we can keep up with each other on FB. Just go on and brag about your kids and grandkids all you want to. You have good reasons to. You're going to have a blast!

Cindy Walker said...

Thank you, sweet friends! Cara Beth, I'm glad we're best friends these days, too! Angie, sisters make the BEST friends! Ann, I wish you were closer so we could hang out more! Our friendship always was special to me!