Talk about one picture saying it all: Spring Flowers, New Life, Friends helping Friends, and best of all Love Is In The Air!!! Enough said, enjoy the picture, think on your friends and those you love. --- John
"Love is Friendship set to music"
--E. Joseph Crossmann
Sooner it is!!!
A wave of melancholy has swept over me the past week.
I lost a good friend. Far too young to be gone. I first met him in the 70s when he was stationed here in the Navy. I met a great group of people who were stationed here. Some of us have kept in touch. Some of us are gone. Some of us disappeared into life somewhere along the way.
We had such a fantastic reunion in Iowa at his farm in the 80s. It seems like only yesterday, where does the time go. That was such a good time. I visited him and his wife to be on several other times over the years, combined it with some of the group who lived in the Minneapolis area. There is talk now of another reunion in Michigan.
Loren was one of the most unselfish people I have met, always watching out for the other guy, truly a heart of gold. And funny! Lord we all could laugh.
Although this song is at the core a song about lovers, the main sentiment is so true. Loren, we will remember you. I am not afraid to say I loved this man like a brother, I think most of us did. Loren, this song is for you.
Friends do things for one another. They understand. They go a million miles out of their way. They hold your hand. They bring you smiles, when a smile is exactly what you needed. They listen, and they hear what is said in the spaces between the words. They care. And they let you know you're in their prayers. Friends always know the perfect thing to do. They can make your whole day just by saying something that no one else could have said. Sometimes you feel like the two of you share a secret language that others can't tune into. A friend can guide you, inspire you, comfort you, or light up your life with laughter. A friend understands your moods and nurtures your needs. A friend lovingly knows just what you're after. When your feelings come from deep inside and they need to be spoken to someone you don't have to hide from, you share them... with a friend. When good news comes, a friend is the first one you turn to. When feelings overflow and tears need to fall, friends help you through it all. Friends bring sunlight into your life. They warm your life with their presence, whether they are far away or close by your side. A friend is a gift that brings happiness, and a treasure that money can't buy.****** A friend loves you.
