Friendship is the Spice of Life Part 1: Kinds of Friendships
Part 1: Kinds of friendships
As spices are to food, friendships are to life. Friendships make life much richer and really much sweeter!
Friendships come in all shapes, sizes and forms. They appear, disappear and reappear. They give us acceptance, comfort, understanding, hope, strength, courage, laughter and fun. We need to understand that no one person will ever fill all our needs (ONLY Jesus can do this) We just need to accept what they have to give and enjoy it.
I think about Molly. We had a really fun friendship when our kids were young. I really did treasure her as a good friend. She moved to Arizona and within a couple of months we totally lost touch. I was sad about that. But the reality was, I didn’t know really know what was going on in her world in the years following her move. Years later she reappeared and she shared what had happened. Our friendship reconnected right then and there….Don't ever give up on friendship. You just never know what is coming next in life…..
Cindy has been a constant in my life for the last 30 years. We have done everything together….from church, ministry events, girl scout leaders, showers, weddings, taught together, volunteered together…you get the point. We might talk 3xs a day and then go a couple of weeks without talking. We have had misunderstandings and hurt each others feelings through the years, but we apologize , forgive and move on. I believe we both sharpened each other to be our best self…. Friends like Cindy take time. It's the history that creates the bond that turns you into family.
Janet Hellige