A Mom and More

With the tough times, Christmas is becoming less like the Christmases we used to have when we were younger.  We read, hear and even speak about the need to brace ourselves for harder times to come.  However, being cash-strapped and too busy making a living are not valid excuses for not keeping in touch with friends this Christmas.

A phone call, a text message, an email or even an old-fashioned Hallmark greeting card (conveying sincere feelings as below which we couldn’t really say directly) can help keep the glow of our friendships burning bright through the years without creating a big hole in our pockets,  purses, or bank accounts.

Do you know that the hand
You first offered me in friendship
Is still what steadies me
When I am shaken,
Still what inspires me when I have doubts?
Do you know how often
Your patience and advice
Help me find perspectives
I haven’t seen, confidence I’ve lost?
Do you know that I’ve shared with you secrets
No one else will ever know,
Laughed about so many silly things
That few could ever understand?
Do you know that I cannot imagine
My life without you in it,
Without your support to boost me,
And your strength to inspire me?
Of course you do –
You know all this,
Good friends just know.

I have been blessed with true, old and tested friends who continue to share their lives (and secrets) with me, believe in me, encourage me, and love me as I am.  Yes, we’ve talked for hours earlier this week before the phone lines get congested as Christmas approaches.  And it felt sooo good:  recollecting younger days, chuckling over funny times, and even shedding tears for unfulfilled dreams and expectations.  It felt so Christmas-y knowing that somewhere, some friend will always be there to lift me up, give me hope and boost my strength to carry on (in these cashless days).

Merry Christmas web friend!  You’ve kept me writing by reading on.