Friendship of sisterhood

     

     "Some people will go to any length to find new and different ways to have fun!" 

     Such was the occasion this week when my sisterhood of friends joined me in our yearly spring clothes-exchange party.

     My dining and living rooms suddenly became so transformed, you'd swear you were in a Sear's department store. Shoes, jewellery, scarves and purses were tastefully arranged amid an array of colourful assortments of clothing — different sizes and styles. 
   

     "Each lady — having dutifully taken stock of her own clothes closet — came ready to part with an armload of goodies she had either outgrown or lost interest in." 

     Offering my famous Atlantic chowder, a selection of sandwiches everyone contributed, and Terry's signature lemon dessert made for a tasty and satisfying potluck lunch. 
     
     Modelling outfits while viewing themselves in front of the various mirrors, each lady left quite thrilled with her free of charge shopping experience.    
     Of course, it left the hostess to deliver the remaining items to our local women's shelter — it was a satisfying effort for everyone. 

     "Friends are important no matter where one is on life's journey."

     
     I believe friendship truly is one of life's greatest gifts. I view the friendships I enjoy even beyond our common interests, beyond affection, and beyond our wit and laughter. 
     My ultimate aim is sowing in others encouraging words, leaving them with reminders of God's wisdom, hopefully refreshing their spirits with words of love, strengthening their grip on God. 
     My times with friends give me a renewed interest in them, as I find myself remembering to include them in my prayers. I like to think that my senior friends and I are re-discovering the gold in our golden years.                         
     See a story entitled, Friendship of Sisterhood in Seeds of Love, http://www.blurb.ca/books/3940439-seeds-of-love, and scroll to Page 177.

—  beulah