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Tag: #friends

  • Walking the Path with Friends

    “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” Anaïs Nin Thank you for joining us for the 2022 Marble Women’s Ministry’s Lenten Blog, Walking the Path of Lent with Friends. Friendship seemed like the suitable theme…

  • You do not know the whole story…

    It had been a long week for me. So, I decided to reward myself with a relaxing manicure and pedicure, a mani-pedi as we call it. I leaned back in the recliner, placed my feet in the warm water, and began to feel the tension ease out of my body. Suddenly a group of three…

  • Wrap them with Friendship

    “What do we do when our hearts hurt?” asked the boy.  “We wrap them with friendship, shared tears and time, till they wake up hopeful and happy again”.   From The Boy, The Mole, and The Fox by Charles Mackesy (2019) I have learned on this path called life that close friends are the ones…

  • My Favorite Friends Song

    My Favorite Friends Song

    I wanted to share a favorite song of mine this Saturday, Friends by Elton John. New friends, old friends, and all the friends in between.

  • In the Garden

    The beauty of the Lenten season includes longer daylight hours, the leaves on our trees and flowers begin to bud, and beautiful colors begin to emerge. The change of the season helps me to reflect on the beauty of my friendships with people and God as I walk through nature’s paths and gardens.  Preparing for…

  • My “Barnabas” Friends

    A Miracle called Friendship By Anonymous There is a Miracle called Friendship that dwells within the heart and you don’t know how it happens or when it even starts.  But the happiness it brings you always gives a special lift and you realize that Friendship is God’s most precious gift. I recently came across this poem and thought of the many wonderful…

  • A Special Friend

    Marble introduced me to Ed Drayton. His name and telephone number was given to  me as someone who might want a tele-friend. Our first call was friendly as we tried to discern if we were compatible. We agreed to talk weekly and thus began my weekly sessions with someone who was just a voice on the phone. We…