Reconnecting With Dear Friends

This has been a beautiful and blessed weekend for me.  I was able to re-connect with a very dear friend.  The last communication I had from him was over a year ago.  I kept his e-mail in my in-box for over a year.  At that time I did not have internet at home.  Everday I would see it and say I am going to reply today, but as usual I would get busy and another day would go by. I found his e-mail address at home. Now that I have  internet at home I decided to try and see if he still had the same e-mail address.  He did and we have been swapping e-mails and catching up. 

As we go through life we meet so many people.  Some will just be an acquaintance, some will become friends and a precious few will become very dear friends.  The kind that  you can open up to and that will support you during good times and bad times.  Marion is that kind  of friend.  We have been friends for about 20 years and I never tire of talking with him. He has supported me through some of the high points of my life and the low points.  He is a very rich person - rich in friends - even though I doubt he realizes just how many friends he really has. He is a kind and compasionate man who is very humble.  He always has time to listen and somehow can always say the right thing at the right time. 

I am posting this blog in gratitude for the blessing of having him as a very dear friend and re-connecting with him again.. I won't let him get away again.  Friendship survives time and distance when it is a true friendship.  Another blessing we sometimes forget to be grateful for.  To all the good friends in all our lives - you are valued and loved.