Friends

Friendship is sort of a blah word for opening a blog, but it is a commodity (not sure about my semantics here) that is priceless. I went to a wedding this afternoon and sat by friends I hadn’t seen for at least two or three years. Yet we picked up the thread of communication as if we had seen each other a mere week ago.

A family we first met in Laramie, Wyoming more than 25 years ago came  by and stayed a couple of nights with us on their way to Yellowstone. They not only ministered to us by their mere presence, but they showed caring in a very concrete fashion. Steve mowed our yard and drove Dean’s pickup full of lilac bush trimmings (which another local friend had trimmed for us) to the dump. Nancy took me shopping (which is a treat because I need a female with good vision for such forays). Plus she made a batch of her famous pimento cheese spread besides all the other goodies she brought with her.

 

We celebrated their visit by visiting one of Nancy’s favorite Basque restaurants. Their visit was a welcome break in our daily sometimes tedium.

I think God smiled when he came up with the idea of friends since He included some friends’ stories in the Bible: David and Jonathan, Paul and Dr. Luke, and the men who brought their friend to Jesus for healing in a most unique fashion (they made a hole in the house roof and lowered their friend down into the middle of the assembly).

I am certainly thankful for all the friends who faithfully pray for us on this surprising journey with cancer. So this blog is dedicated to you all!