Today we had a Thanksgiving Dinner at work. I have formed a bond with these new friends and enjoy spending time both at work and after hours with them. This past year they have supported me through loss and crisis. We have celebrated birthdays and birth of grandchildren. We have helped each other with car problems, German translations, shopping suggestions and travel locations. Together we have laughed, cried and played. We take our jobs seriously and look out for each other like family (our family away from home). Yes I am thankful for this new set of friends.
Through technology I have been able to reconnect with many childhood friends and am enjoying staying current with them as we celebrate birthdays, anniversary, weddings of our children, births of grandchildren. Without this new technology some of these childhood friends would have just been fond memories. Now they are daily contacts!
I have many friends that are keeping up with my travels through out Europe. I appreciate their encouragement and comments on my pictures and posts. It helps me feel close to home while I am away. They have prayed for me and my family over the past year and offered to help with things back home as needed. Many are counting the months until I come home too. When I do finally come home I hope to reunite with them in person.
Yes, I am thankful for my friends~
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