4? Old Roommates Reunite

Since 2005, there hasn't been too many chances for my former roommates and I from the Pinewood house to get together in one place at the same time. Sure, Jim, Wayne, Lucas, and I will meet and interact and see one another, but not usually all at once. Lucas lives in Denver CO now. Jim was on an ex-pat work assignment to London/Europe until recently. Wayne has been off in France for language studies before his June 8th departure to Senegal. Sure the roommates have seen each other one on one over the past 5 years, but all together in one place at the same time, or even 3 of them together at the same time is quite rare. It happened but it will begin to happen less possibly.

Regardless, tonight we almost had it like old times. Not to say that the current times are not good, because they are good, but Wayne and Jim were over tonight, and who should call, out of the blue, Lucas. Lucas was jealous not to be here for sure. But it was so odd since Wayne and I had just been inquiring what Lucas was up to before Jim arrived, and then Lucas called. Thanks for the call Lucas. He got to talk to us all.

Jim commented after seeing Addie (Wayne's daughter) giggling with Charlotte, "who would have thought 5 years ago you'd be seeing your daughters play together on the floor?"

Weddings, missions, work, life... they take you and your friends all over the place. True friends will always remain. I like to tell high school graduates that if you don't put effort into maintaining friendships then you often see them disappear. Not that you aren't friends. It's just put on hold. "Hold" isn't fun. You can always pick up where you left off, but what if you forget where you left off?

Anyhow, I'm glad for the Pinewood years with those particular Christian brothers. They've had a positive impact on me since arriving in Dallas and for that I'll ever be grateful. It has marked a 1/4 of my life.

I'm thankful for God's timing too. At different times and different scenarios I've needed these brothers's fellowship (probably more than they realize) and this was one of those times. Things may not always be clear, but God knows what is needed to help us lift our spirits along the way in rough downtrodden spots in our lives. There's a truckload of sorrows and hurts and disappointments out there and for the Creator of the universe to hear our prayers and answer them (sometimes in ways we weren't expecting) it just goes to show that he's the best friend to have all along the way.