Category Archive for 'Friends'

On friendship

It catches me by surprise sometimes, the reflections inspired from teaching my daughter’s Sunday School class. Last weekend, the topic was “friendship,” and we studied from the biblical example of David and Jonathan. It got me thinking…what is friendship, exactly? And what is the difference between having friends and being a friend? Merriam-Webster defines friend […]

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My family and friends speak out

I have a few readers of my blog who don’t usually leave comments on my posts (mostly family and friends I personally invited but who do not blog themselves). However, they never fail to let me know their thoughts on what I write. Here’s just a sampling of some of that recent feedback: My darling […]

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Spring Break 1990

I did resolve to begin telling some college stories here, so I’ll start with a fun one. Spring Break 1990. Ah, what an adventure! I and six of my closest friends made the trip from Boston to Florida for a fabulous week of fun at my house. Three of us flew; the rest road-tripped. None […]

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High school vs. college

I’ve been thinking lately about how high school has unexpectedly played a big role in my life this year, the result of an online message board through which I reconnected with old classmates I haven’t spoken to, or in some cases even thought about, in 17 years or more. I’ve invested a lot of time […]

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This week’s writing prompt from Writer’s Digest. Writing Prompt for 6/28/05: You can’t wait for your class reunion so you can tell all of your old school chums about what? My Response: This is hilarious. My next class reunion isn’t for three years, but I’ve already told quite a few of my classmates everything there […]

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