Well worth it...

In Barb's posting yesterday she wrote: "Any relationship worth holding on to takes work."

Amen!

In this season of life when things are busy (when aren't they busy???), it is REALLY hard sometimes to take the extra time and effort to pursue friends.

It would be so easy to get caught up in our daily lives and the people we frequently see and forget about the friends we don't see or talk to regularly.

But I have learned - after some hard lessons - that those friendships are worth holding on to. They may look different, they may have a different feel, and they take work. It takes extra effort to call, e-mail, send a card or get together. It takes planning and persistence because your lives don't intersect regularly.

But those friendships are priceless. Those memories are invaluable. And the work is well worth it.