Friendship isn’t always easy. It seems like most celebrations of friendship (including mine) focus on the joys. Friends can make even the most difficult adversity a little more bearable and can expand the joys of
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Friends till no end
A friend who loves at all times? I believe there’s only one man who knew the way to love. He walked the earth many years ago, leaving gifts of selflessness, wonder, grace, and mercy in
Read moreReal love — Real Friend
“You’re like a hard, old crusty sponge.” Did I hear that right? Did my longtime friend just call me a hard, old crusty sponge? “You know, like you’re so hard from life’s circumstances that it
Read moreEveryone Needs a Monketeer Friend—Do You Have Yours?
Friendships matter. The best kind of friends are Monketeers. Discover this special friendship and use these five suggestions to find your Monketeer friend. (by Jean Wilund)
Read moreWilderness Adventure
I have this image from a favorite childhood book. It was an adventure novel of two men, braving the wilderness and struggling to survive against daunting odds. It was the type of rough-hewn, straight-talking, no-holds-barred
Read moreLove Keeps No Record
It is a normal human response to want to pull away from people when they hurt us. Like reaching your hand into a hot fire, you jerk back when you are burned, and our mind
Read moreLove Proven On a Twisty Slide
A cute little story I wrote about my friend Marti and me was published in Guideposts a couple years ago. The photo shoot is actually more exciting than the story, so I’ll take you behind the scenes.
Read moreFour Lessons Chronic Illness Taught Me about Friendship
Like Dorothy, I too have found myself desperately clicking my red heels together to go back home to my previous life. In 2016, a rare condition hijacked my body turning my life upside down. Unlike
Read moreFront Porch Friendship
“Ya’ll make yourself at home,” my friend calls from the back bedroom, “I’m setting up mama’s lunch tray.” I answer the question lodged on my children’s face. “Mrs. Bonnie’s mother lives here also. Mrs. Laura
Read moreBackyard Bouquet: Friendship and Canning Jars
I amble to the mailbox, praising God for the strength to walk this far. Two doors down, I catch a glimpse of my neighbor returning home from his afternoon walk. Usually his wife of over
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