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| Dear Diary... |
Do you ever
sit and reflect on the past? Have you ever thought about your adolescent days
and said, “I’m glad that’s over.” Perhaps you remember a time when you were
blissfully happy.
Sometimes I
look at my boys running through the house, wrestling one minute then arguing
the next. Often, I won’t intervene, but instead let them work things out. At
least until I hear loud thumps, bumps and bear growls.
These are
the adolescent times for my boys. One day they will look back on these times
and say, “remember when…?” I am fortunate for family, even with our
imperfections.
I am fortunate
friends who have been a part of my life for a short season and those who are in
it for the long haul. Here is where I digress a little…. Just the other day I
was reading through a few old diaries looking for story ideas. And what did I
discover? Some of those friends who have been around for the long were
mentioned on the pages of my diary from eighth grade.
Here is an
actual excerpt from my diary:
April 27, 1980 11:02pm
Dear Diary,
Yesterday The Sheridan Craze as they
call themselves (Timmy, Mary, Kelvin, Eric, Andre & Jesse) gave a party
over Andre’s house. The party turned out really nice. I danced a lot. The
latest gossip is that Florinda likes Robert when I thought she liked Kelvin,
but Norman told me Kelvin & Florinda were talking for a while, but they
weren’t going together yet. Then Robert came along and started sweet talking
Florinda so that just left Kelvin hanging.
Whew! That
was a mouthful. Nothing really juicy there, just a peek into the thought
process of a thirteen-year-old back then. I can safely say that I am fortunate
to be through with that stage of life. I did have to call my old neighborhood
friend and ask, “Who was Florinda?” Everyone else I remember.
One other
thing that I am fortunate for is faith. It is the glue that holds everything
together.
What about
you, what are you feeling fortunate for today?
