My wife and I, along with our lifelong friends (several with whom we visited in California last week), are living in an increasingly problematic time in our lives.
Among the things we are encountering as many of us creep up on the beginning of our eighth decade, are aging-related physical problems, chronic illnesses, adjusting to retirement schedule and income implications, and changing accessibilities to family. Any and all of them can be quite stressful.
So it was really nice to be able to spend meaningful time last week with these great people. If you’re a reader of this blog, you’ve met them all at one time or another – the Petersens of Grass Valley, the Walls of Almaden/San Jose, the Silkwoods of Morgan Hill, and the Higginses and Klassens of Discovery Bay (pictured respectively in order).
Each of them has touched our lives in a very special way, and we treasure each relationship.
We have all raised kids together. We’ve traveled together. We’ve shared our faith journeys. We’ve shared joys. And sorrows. We’ve moved away. We’ve come back. And we’ve moved away again. But we still get to be together once every so often.
We all continue to change in a myriad of ways as the years click by, but one thing remains constant – our friendship. No matter what is in store for any of us in our remaining years, we know we can count on these time-tested alliances.
We’re thankful for and blessed by each one. Thanks be to God.
(Sorry for the "goofy" layout; it's the best I could do within blog site limitations.)
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