Vacation Friends

by | Aug 5, 2013 | 6 yr old | 0 comments

My 6 year old wavers back and forth between friendly and talkative to reserved and shy. It’s funny, though, how in the summer when we are out and about playing he seems to hold nothing back, talking and playing with almost any child he meets.

One of our favorite neighbors has her grandchildren visit each summer. Cutie Pie swears he doesn’t remember them, but runs out eagerly to play with them just the same. You’d swear they were the best of friends seeing each other again.

I like friendships like this in my own life. Easy to get started. Conversation flows easily. Almost immediately some commonality is discovered. Why can’t all friendships in life be like that? Yet deeper?
Funny how this came up in conversation with my sister-in-law the other day as we were talking about how we each are desiring a sense of community.

Summer usually finds me playing a lot with the boys physically, but this year my knee is bothering me and I find myself sitting on the sidelines watching instead, which also means more seemingly random thoughts form in my mind. Like this.

My question for you today is where do you feel the most ‘community’ in your life?

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