Last week Mark and I had the opportunity to spend a whole 48 hours in Orlando, Florida at a church planting conference. While there I had the opportunity to have dinner with long-distance friends Nancy (left) and Doris (middle).
Nancy and Doris used to live in Illinois. They also used to both be a part of Hearts at Home. But they both moved to warmer parts of the country (lucky girls!) and now email and phone have to suffice.
Included in my long distance friends are Bonnie in Chicago, Julie in Indiana, and Jody in California. They’ve all been a part of my life at some time—some as far back as high school and some in more recent years.
The best thing about long distance friends is having the ability to pick up right where you left off even if you haven’t chatted for months!
Who’s your long distance friends? How do you stay connected with your girlfriends who no longer live close by?
I’m going to continue our discussion through Thursday when I’ll draw a name from all those who posted throughout our discussion! The lucky winner will receive a Hearts at Home book of their choice!
I have an all-around friend that unfortunatly is long distance. We met in middle school and were inseperable through high school. We went to different colleges, married, and have not lived closer than about 7 hours drive in 15 years. But she is still the one I can call and we never miss a beat. We both blog and that has helped keep us in touch too. I thank God for my friend, even if it is long distance!
Facebook has been a great way to keep in even better touch with Beth, a very close friend of mine who lives in northern Michigan (I live in Chicago). We have been friends for the past 24 years, attended church together when my husband and I first began in ministry, and we were even in the hospital together when we gave birth to our daughters! She is one person I love to laugh with and, at the same time, talk seriously about the things of the Lord. No matter where we have lived our friendship, and our families’ friendship has always remained strong.
Before FB we would call occasionally, but now we can write quick notes more often, encourage each other and catch up on family news.
I have 3 long distance friends…. one from jr.high! One from college and one from my recent young mommy years. All of them are the wonderful! In each one we show our love and thoughts differntly. Soometimes its cards, an unexpected package, and sometimes a visit 🙂
I am with Coonie…. FB has been a great re-connecter!