history of hers
update on tickets: today amex told me that they wouldnt be able to refund our tickets because amex travel insurance does not allow for airlines experiencing liquidation.
the other day, i had the pleasure of spending time with two women who have known each other since they were eight years old. today, they are in their sixties. i watched them interacting together, and i had so many questions. when they look at the friend do they see the eight year old?
one of the women is the minister who married magnificent and me. helen, my mum’s boarding school roommate. the other woman, is her friend, frill. it was a delight to watch these two together. it wasn’t the interrupting each others sentences type of friendship, it was more leaning back and smiling while the other spoke. their husbands, smiling and teasing.
after two days together, i asked frill what it was like to have such an enduring friendship. she didn’t really answer that bit, but she did say it was so strong because they never lived "in each other’s pocket".
the next day, i was reading a website i frequent. a poster was asking prayers for her mum and her best friend, who had just been diagnosed with leukaemia. the poster wrote so eloquently about how these women had endured many years together, some good, some bad. my heart went out to those women. so many of their memories lie with the other person. the reassurances, the remembrances. i said i would pray, and i have been. not only will this poster’s mum be losing her best friend, she will also be losing a big piece of herself. love can be heartbreaking sometimes.
