Social-"Un-Distancing" — Faves of Dave

I enjoy solitude and quiet as much as anyone can. I need it every now and then to clear the noise out of my head from the busy activities and challenges of life. But, community, fellowship, and friends are fuel for living. The photo here was taken 10 years ago on a nearby farm of some friends. It’s of one of our sons and twin daughters of our friends looking at the blooming wild flowers of Texas. We hadn’t even known this family for very long and it wouldn’t be much longer when a job change would take them to a different state and for a few years to a different county. In other words, we haven’t been able to spend much time with these friends in quite some time. But, that doesn’t matter because we are still friends and that relationship has marked us. Just knowing them, sharing similar values and desires for our children and for society at large makes that bond indelible. It encourages us and gives us joy simply in the knowledge of that relationship and the memories of the times we did have together.