These kinds of moments are indelibly marked in my life:
- Catching the middle two swings in the kindergarten playground with SS
- Being chased by RS through the hedge at the back of the elementary school playground
- Having my tears soothed by LW when JS dumped me as her best friend
- Laughing with BB over kelly green socks bought for the priest
- Accepting my standing as "reject" with DB, and becoming our own clique' of two
- Grasping the hand of LB in a London lift
- Standing in the 100 section of the library with JT, talking about philosophy and belief
- Accepting with awe the gift of a 12-string guitar from VM
- Playing and exploring and breaking up and reuniting with TM
- Midnight walks and coffee with TW and DC
- Holding hands with MP while gazing at the night sky in the San Bernardino mountains
- Looking into VB's eyes after our literature class, sensing her need for prayer and a friend
- Feeling calm in the quiet presence of AB when I told her I was pregnant
- Listening to GE's stories of divorce as he helped me find my way through my own
- Working through marital troubles over lunches with BP
- Creating new needlework chats with MA and finding excuses to work together
- First kisses with DD
- Sharing secrets of past loves and daughter's antics with SF
- Admitting guilty pleasures and conflicting emotions to SN
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While our family may form the largest threads, friends also form the small, binding threads of the fabric lives. I can't imagine where I would be without them and how much they mean to me. Thanks for reminding me.
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