tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post8523928032311651883..comments2024-03-27T21:04:07.353-04:00Comments on As I See It Now: The Friendship ThingDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-56994396515054985222013-02-13T17:41:53.972-05:002013-02-13T17:41:53.972-05:00Thank-you, Everyone, for your thoughts about frien...Thank-you, Everyone, for your thoughts about friendship. I've enjoyed reading them and seeing where you are coming from.<br /><br />Beth--I am sorry you feel that way... and that is all I'll say about that.<br /><br />Blessings, DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-63974748907799432002013-02-13T17:03:45.592-05:002013-02-13T17:03:45.592-05:00Sometimes I think you are too sacrilegious in your...Sometimes I think you are too sacrilegious in your references to our Lord Jesus. We should show Him our utmost respect and reverence. He is worthy of it. He is far more than "the guy next door" we talk about. <br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-7139106909110515342013-02-13T16:56:00.964-05:002013-02-13T16:56:00.964-05:00When we began volunteer work we got in with a grou...When we began volunteer work we got in with a group that led to other things with them at times. Between that and just living,.. time is taken up. I do have a few other people we are in contact with but only one is personally close. That at this time in my life feels fine. I find myself talking {silently} to God all through each day and so He is with me and constantly in my mind so I feel I amAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-91716461402793985702013-02-13T13:56:54.929-05:002013-02-13T13:56:54.929-05:00Do you know the old song, "friendship with Je...Do you know the old song, "friendship with Jesus, fellowship divine! Oh what blessed sweet commuion, Jesus is a friend of mine". We are never without a friend!<br />Tom reminds me of my husband, all of a sudden he has several friends and he too sits in his recliner and texts them!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458110831930610293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-48312718854265227482013-02-13T12:46:05.573-05:002013-02-13T12:46:05.573-05:00I have heard that if in the course of one's wh...I have heard that if in the course of one's whole life they have 5 true friends (not necessarily all at the same time) that is all one can expect. And truthfully we cannot be as close to people when we have MANY...heh, though that has not generally been my problem. I do believe we live in a time that it is harder to form close relationships, in part due to the stresses of our time, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-30914088701345863722013-02-13T11:53:14.378-05:002013-02-13T11:53:14.378-05:00I think that when we are young and have young chil...I think that when we are young and have young children, we make lots of friends with people just like us. We can talk about our husbands and our kids and prop each other up through difficulties. <br />When we reach the empty nest stage, we don't need each other as much, and we move on to other things. We have more time to be spiritual and reflect on other things.<br /><br />I have a "Echoes From the Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012454336216415478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-4557792531739977522013-02-13T11:25:32.393-05:002013-02-13T11:25:32.393-05:00Amen! Knowing Jesus better day by day is the best...Amen! Knowing Jesus better day by day is the best use of our time.Always Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764938913852283082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024018.post-17348758171183853572013-02-13T08:45:00.902-05:002013-02-13T08:45:00.902-05:00Debra, Thank you. This was good and gives us foo...Debra, Thank you. This was good and gives us food for thought. I had not given friendship addiction a thought. That could very well be the case here. Mother use to tell me "no one will ever want you." All that is behind me now. But hey it could very much be one of the reasons I am compelled to make more and more friends. The need to be wanted must have never gone away. I have Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287238810628574373noreply@blogger.com