To Bee or Not to Bee

Today I want to share how wonderful it is to have a regular time of meeting with friends. I have a group of "quilt friends" that meet together at least once a month for an old-fashioned quilt bee. We bring whatever we're working on and talk and admire each other's work and even get a little help now and then. We started out as a class of women learning how to hand-piece quilts from our amazing teacher, Candy. After two classes, we decided we'd just stick together. It's been going now for about -- actually I'm not sure -- maybe 4 years? Besides learning an art I hope to practice for the rest of my life, that regular time together has bonded total strangers into precious friends. We recently lost two of our group who both moved to other parts of the country, but they will always be a part of us, and we'll see them now and again.

The point is -- when you value a friendship, make a regular point of contact to grow and deepen the relationship. It happens when girlfriends meet for lunch or dinner and get caught up on each other's lives. It's happened in our church home group -- we now have dear friends we would have otherwise never have gotten to know in a significant way. It happens with Dear Hubby's motorcycle buddies because they meet on a regular basis to ride the backroads and feast on diner food.

May you be blessed with a wagonload of people who love you for who you are.