Being thankful

I have two friends who are extremely gifted at staying connected and maintaining relationships. They are “phone” people, “get together” girls that make lots of plans with friends on a monthly basis. Sometimes I wish I could be more like that. But, honestly, I get exhausted just thinking about it.

I, on the other hand, am not a “phone” person. I have a fine appreciation for caller ID. Email is one of my favorite inventions, right up there with boston cream pie. I can go days without talking to someone outside my immediate family. I like “my” time -- alone, quiet, uninterrupted, free time. Needless to say, I can be pretty selfish about it.

But I know that it’s healthy for me to widen my world, go against my grain and make an effort to be present in the lives of people God has placed around me. So I make an effort. It’s a bit spotty, but it’s there.

So I’m thankful for friends like these, who are purposeful in our relationship and make it a priority to get together once a month just to check in, catch up, have some laughs and encourage each other. I’m thankful that they keep reaching out and pulling me in, that they keep my number in their cell phone even though I rarely call.  

Because if someone was keeping score, I’m afraid I would lose miserably.