i started thinking that one of the best ways to make friends or to maintain the ones you have is to have a good meal together. i guess what inspired this is a sermon i recently heard. basically, he tied together three things (to do a good deed, to share a meal, to talk). you can do one, or two, or three of these things, but when put together makes a good foundation for a friendship. of course, with really close friends, good deeds are just simple courtesy and keeping in touch. sometimes i've lost the art of letterwriting, and have to revitalize it - and send cards more often. some friends you lose just because you don't keep in touch.
mayla's question about musical friends is a sad fact, that we often find them and then lose them by going different paths and then they're harder to reconnect with. i feel like i'm getting a handle finally - but we recently moved here so i didn't know anyone to start with at first.
Topic: sharing a meal