Friends...
Last night, I had the chance to get together with several people from my past. A childhood friend of ours was unexpectedly killed last week. The funeral is today, so after the visitation, a group got together at a restaurant. It was one big walk down memory lane!!
I saw people I hadn't seen in years. With the phenomenon that is Facebook, I have reconnected with the bulk of them in the recent past, but for the most part, I hadn't been in the same room with these people for a very long time. It was nice.
We told stories, got caught up with each other's lives and laughed...A LOT! So many memories came flooding back to me. Old friendships, first loves, stupid fights between friends, and all the fun we had when we were growing up.
In the midst of it all, I had a few revelations...
~ Life can be taken from you in the blink of an eye. Love others and tell them often.
~ Everyone makes mistakes and no one is perfect. Whew...at least I'm not alone!
~ Some friendships never die, no matter how much time passes.
~ Some emotions never die, no matter how much time passes.
~ Friends are friends forever, if the Lord's the Lord of them. (thank you, Michael W. Smith)
~ Most people think everyone else looks younger/better than they do themselves. Glad I'm not alone there, either!!
The gathering was a sweet time of getting caught up, reminiscing, laughter and friendship. I wish it had been under better circumstances, but the idea of getting together was to celebrate our friend's life, even in his untimely death. I think that was accomplished last night, and it will continue as everyone remembers him at his funeral today. We know that he is rejoicing in Heaven, this very minute, with God himself and we will reunite with him someday. Oh, the stories we will tell...
Get reunited? Don't mind if I do...
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