Friends

Today Kathy, Jane and Julie will celebrate their birthdays. These are people I call friends, some of the friends I have had the longest. This got me to thinking about the different friendships I have had in my life and how they came to be? How did they waltz in and out of our life? Are people put here because we need them at a particular point in our life? And how does it happen that the friendship sort of fade away with some people, yet with others we feel like we are always connected? Do our friends all have different characteristics? Or do we have different friends for different occasions? I am pretty sure my connection with them will always be there, we have been friends for over 30 years and will more than likely maintain that friendship through what is left of our lives. My friendships with my high school buddies may not be as strong, but the connection of our past will always be a common thread. Thanks to modern modes of communication, Facebook, Twitter and texting we can feel a sense of past even though we are miles apart. There is nothing like a good friend, I am grateful for those people that have been placed in my life over the years. Take a moment today to connect with a good friend, old or new. They really are an important part of the sunshine of our lives!

Hello August!

August 1^st, the beginning of the end of the hot season. This is the month summer really gets over itself. The intense heat is usually gone this month; the kids prepare or return to school. The vacations wind down and people prepare for the season change coming soon. I love the fall and all of its beauty, but I do not like winter, I hang on to August like it is the last rung on the ladder. I want to enjoy each warm humid morning and savor the evening heat, storing it in my mind until it returns next June or July. I am sure those that do not enjoy the hot weather are glad when August rolls around; I am not one of those people.