Framily

Dear Paul and Martha,
Can you believe that it's been ten years since we began this wonderful friendship journey?  Who could have imagined that a night spent ferrying a group of senior citizens to the ballgame would have cemented this friendship we have now shared for a decade! But what a joy!

Tonight, I stopped by to give you my love...and a picture of us...while you finished packing up your home in preparation for a new chapter in your lives. And I couldn't help but think of all the wonderful times we have shared over the years.  So much laughter, so much love, so much support.  There have been barbecues and birthdays, movie nights and Valentine dinners. 

But most important of all there has been fellowship...deep, deep fellowship that has brought comfort in difficult times, joy in happy times, and communion in a shared faith.  And nothing is more treasured than that.

I'm not sure when it happened, but somewhere along the way you went from being friends to family. So, that means that once you are settled in your new home in quiet Idaho, we will be claiming the guest room from time to time.  Or would that be the "family room?"

Either way, we aren't saying goodbye, just "see you in a while." And have the coffee brewing when we get there, okay!