Just like seasons, some friendships come and go. There are a select few that stick around for the long haul, and then there are acquaintances who fade out as time moves on. Sometimes it's sad; other times you barely notice from under the piles of your hectic life. The trick is weeding through those superficial friendships and finding the ones that are worth nurturing, the ones that will nurture right back.
Isabel and Elijah both have many friends, in different groups (school, sports, neighbors). I love that they can hang out and have fun with such a variety of personalities, no matter where they are. Gabe is still at the age where he has one best friend (a neighbor), but many other friends at school.
As a busy wife/mom/nurse, I have friends in many places, too. Co-workers, neighbors, parents of my kids' friends, family. My sisters and my mother-in-law are the ones I talk to on an almost daily basis; they are the ones who nurture me as much as I nurture them.
How do you balance friendships and acquaintances? Do you still have childhood friends in your life now? Could you be best friends with your mother-in-law?
