Friends of the Heart
TRUE FRIENDS LOVE YOU FOREVER
I'm blessed with friendships of the truest kind. Looking back on every transition or trauma in life, at least one friend was there lending support. Whatever I need, whenever I need it, friends swoop in to prop me up or help me celebrate. This is my paean to the friends who love me. All are important to me. I love my friends!! T

Friends - real or virtual?
What real friendship means
An article about friends, acquaintances and virtual friends. In this article I take a look at the role of friends, the difference between friends you know and friends you make over the internet. Since writing this I have come to realise people have wondered what I meant by 'virtual friends' - I suppose I made that up to represent friends in cyber-space, as in virtual reality. These are people you know, probably chat to online, but may not have actually met. What makes a true friend? What ha...

Friends of the Heart Part Two
More Delightful Friends
Only death can separate me from my friends, and even then they are never far from me. Friends brighten and expand my world. My original friendship lens featured long time friends, some going back fifty years or more. This second friendship lens features people I've met in recent years but who still hold an important place in my heart. They're a diverse group of interesting, accomplished people. Most of them I know only through the computer, but they still hold an important place in my life....

All About Friendship
Our Differences Make Our Friendship Stronger
"No one cares about you. No one!" This statement bites especially in an era where social media is rampant that claims to make humans closer to each other. I believe that Someone cares and in His grace, nothing can shake that belief, not even the worst situation in life. I think taking the above statement in its context serves as a corrective against too much preoccupation with personal interests. People are not interested to you not unless you give attention to their interests first. Last n...