When I was in Bluebirds growing up, we sang a song that said “make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver & the other is gold.
I’m not sure if the new friends are silver and the old ones gold, or vice versa… but this year has reminded me of this song because I have reconnected with so many long lost friends.
Through the miracle of Facebook, I have found several friends from my past, including my best friend from junior high & high school. Meeting up with my best friend again has been like we were never apart. Our conversations have been a melody of reminiscing and catching up on our current lives. I love it! Some relationships never die.
Most recently I have reconnected with my ex-sister-in-law. After 5 years of no communication, it has been a huge blessing to reconnect with her and my ex-extended family=) Though my ex-husband and I had many issues, I was very close his family, and his sister was my closest friend while living in Texas.
The exciting thing is that one of her cousins is getting married on the same day as me & Forrest, so we are trying to meet up the day after. How crazy, unexpected, and wonderful to meet up with my old family in-law the day after I begin my new family. It’s strange, but a beautiful ending to my new beginning.