tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160980399899904656.post3041544419818881180..comments2019-04-19T14:17:31.451-07:00Comments on Altered Moments: Friendsnfabandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602209788560333463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160980399899904656.post-52471222236097369492017-08-24T21:01:56.686-07:002017-08-24T21:01:56.686-07:00Thank you for your sweet words Jen, they mean a lo...Thank you for your sweet words Jen, they mean a lot to me. I have a good friend and we go out to breakfast/lunch as often as well can just to talk. It's always nice to spent time together. I do miss my other friend, but we had become so very different, life drove us in such opposite directions that I know coming back together would never work again, but it was a good while it lasted for sure. Thanks for popping in.nfabandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602209788560333463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160980399899904656.post-87432321453076198922017-05-09T07:29:32.167-07:002017-05-09T07:29:32.167-07:00Yes!! I had a cousin that I had an instant connec...Yes!! I had a cousin that I had an instant connection with, when we first met. Her mom is my first cousin, so Shannon and I had known about each other, but had never really talked. We were best friends for almost 8 years. She lived 2 1/2 hours away from me, but that didn't stop us from getting together every month or so. We scrapbooked and sewed together. We had a lot in common. But life happened and we ended up having a falling out. We reconnected after a couple of years, but we were both Jehovah's Witnesses and I was disfellowshipped and she cut off communication with me after that. While I was and am still sad that we are no longer close friends, I believe that she came into my life for a reason. There are things that I learned from her and vice versa, over the 8 years that we were friends and for that, I am thankful that she was in my life, if only for a short time. The election this last year was very divisive. A lot of friendships were driven apart because of it. I have a small group of close friends, there are 4 of us, who try to go out one a month. We get a long GREAT! The one thing we don't talk about is politics. I know where they stand and who they voted for and why. But for some reason, that doesn't play a part in any of our friendships. Maybe because we know each other and know that it doesn't matter who's side were are on, in the long run it doesn't matter. It only matters what is in our hearts and that we love each other for that reason alone. I am SO very sorry that you have lost a good friend. In a way, it is like losing someone in death, as you mourn the loss of your friend. Life is ever changing and so are the people that come in and out of our lives. I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason and we learn from each and every person that comes into our lives, if only for a moment. Take care, JenJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525959238121289689noreply@blogger.com