Friendship and the need for community
So, this last weekend I had the priviledge (sp?) of visiting my dear friend Katie in Gloucester, Mass. (Don't be angry Wilcox and Cade--my plan is to see you guys when I'm out there for her wedding in April!) A few frivolities, first:
They have the COOLEST houses there! Check out the pictures!! All tall and Victorian and fun...and, Gloucester is this great little seaport town, all harbory and fishy--very picturesque! I highly recommend the Lone
Gull coffee shop if you're ever in town...fun, comfy atmosphere.But enough of that. Katie and I had some excellent times of talking pretty deeply, and I was really struck on Friday night with how important it is to be face to face with friends who really know you, and really love you. As I've lived here at Kidder Creek for the last 2 years, intimate friendships have been hard to come by. I've got fun friends, but no real CLOSE, dear friends. And I miss that. It's been hard on my soul, I think. It was really apparent to me last Friday night, sitting on Katie's couch and talking...that we are WIRED for community, to live with people who know us and love and accept us, with all our warts and idiosycrasies. People who are committed to walking the journey with us, no matter what. And I was reminded of how necessary it is to be face to face with at least a few of those people. It really fed my soul to be with her, and then to be in Santa Cruz for a day with some other dear friends...just the beauty of BEING with people who know you...it's almost inarticulate, but I am finding that's it's so essential to the health of our hearts....
So, all that to say...let us bask in the joy of dear friendships with those whom we can see and touch...it is often like water to a parched and weary soul, to be with those people. Revel in it, enjoy it, roll around in it...
that is all :)
posted by hollyannfail at
4:57 PM
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baby, i'm as warty as they come...on the inside, at least :)
when is your little one due, ryan? soon? stoked for you!! :)
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hollyannfail, at 10:57 AM
totally hear you on the community thing. It's a necessary component of our spiritual lives. Part of me wonders if that's the thrust of what drew many of us back to FR all those summers. Not the only reason of course, be a strong reason nonetheless
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james, at 10:10 AM
Absolutely, it's a huge part of what drew us all to summer staff :) I remember after my first summer as a counselor (lo those many years ago), realizing 'Wow! I got into this because of kids, but now there's this HUGE bonus reason to stay...deep, beautiful community!'
ah, community...very, very necessary. more necessary than we realize, until we don't have it anymore! :)
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hollyannfail, at 10:35 AM
He's due March 13, Holly. We can't wait! By the way, cause of your log in name whenever I think of you now, I think of your entire name. Hollyannfail. It's awesome. Have you ever noticed that it's only kids you knew in grade school that you ever refer to by their full name? Like "So then, while I was getting my milk money out of my KagaROOS, Cyrus Chen totally cut in line, and Meagan Harding and I got totally pissed at him."
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Ryan, at 12:01 PM
mr. klint,
i love how you think! :)and yes, that is kind of funny that we always do last names with grade school people...but you're right, we do. why IS that?
congrats on the soon arriving bundle!! woo hooo! :)
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hollyannfail, at 6:35 PM
i almost snapped when i read that first sentence...but you disclaimed it nicely.
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cade, at 4:44 PM
i almost snapped when i read that first sentence...but you disclaimed it nicely.
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cade, at 4:49 PM
post somethin'! :)
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james, at 5:01 AM
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