When I was a senior in high school I remember making promises with classmates of staying in touch after graduation. A very wise teacher informed us that no matter how good our intentions were, life in general would pull us in different directions and within ten years we would hardly speak to our then “best friends”. My friends and I were determined to prove the statistics wrong! And we did for a while. Then I became a wife and mom, as my friends set out on different courses. My new friends became parents of my children’s friends and co workers. I made new church friends and neighbors as we moved to a different state. I adjusted to life beyond high school and settled in with my new friends. With each new era of my life, the people in it changed as well. Then when Caleb became seriously ill, I met more people that I thought might become friends, and some of them did. Those first few months were filled with chaos and new faces. There were so many kind, compassionate people that … [Read more...]