Finding my Friends

Last post I wrote about losing my friends. I'm starting to find them. They were not really lost.





I was.





I don't want everything I write about to be sad, because it's too hard to go back later and reread it. I've done that with journaling and I didn't like it. Maybe I had a bad day and wrote about it, but 6 months later, I didn't feel the same way and it was depressing to relive those emotions.





Saying that...I feel like things take so much effort and I'm continually crawling up out of a hole.


But when I see daylight, I'm happier. So that's what I am going to focus on. The Happy!





I've spent more time with friends and Bible Study gals lately and I'm so grateful for those times.





Yesterday our Bible Study group gathered for lunch to celebrate one gal's birthday. We usually pick a local restaurant and go out for breakfast or lunch, but this time she opted for a potluck luncheon. It was fabulous! Several of us have "food issues" or allergies, so everyone is very considerate and modifies their recipes to accommodate the others. We had a delicious, healthy, abundant lunch and topped it off with my low-fat chocolate cheesecake cupcakes. Yummy!





We met at noon and when I left at 3pm, they were still going strong.





We're studying Max Lucado's James and I plan to post about what I experience with this study.



We've had dinner with dear friends at a beautiful, historic Richmond hotel. We had our son's girlfriend's parents over for dinner. And last night I had dinner with ladies I used to work with. We meet once a month for dinner, but I don't think I've been able to join them since June. Last night we had a great time. We laughed a lot and for a couple of hours, we enjoyed each other's company as well as listened to each other's problems. That's the good thing about friends. They will laugh with you or cry with you and love you during both.

The River

We had a great time at "the river". We boated, provided waves for some kayakers, my nephews jet-skied and we pulled them and my niece on a tube behind the boat. My nephews are 19 & 16 and my brother, their dad, could not shake them off that tube. And he tried, but they are so young and so strong they held on.My family has had so much fun and made so many special memories during the past 30 yrs at that cottage. And it's there that I miss my Dad the most. He loved it!!!
Oh, then we ate! With so many cooks bringing food, it was a feast. But the best part for my mom, was that all of her children and about 1/2 of her grandchildren were there together at one time.It was a great afternoon and a beautiful evening.