I call them the “friend” chairs because I look forward to the day when these chairs in our yard are filled with friends. I admit I don’t have four friends to invite at the moment, but Maria does.

One of them came over to sit and talk with her today under our apple tree, and it was a beautiful thing to see the two of them laughing and talking. Maria is a wonder to me, and I never resist or resent her spending time with her friends.

She is precious and much loved and I hope she never feels any pressure from me to not have and talk to as many friends as she wants and likes to have. She loves her friends and is loyal and available to them.

It lifts my heart to see friends in the friend’s chair. One day there will be friends in all of them.