Tribute

I was kind of slamming Facebook yesterday when I talked about blabbing, but there are some really fine things on Facebook.  Just checked my account and looked over all of the different postings on it from people all over.  Here are some that stand out:

• One friend photographs birds.  He is getting very good at it, and included the photo of the Indigo Bunting.  We saw one a week ago at our bird feeder and they are a sight to see -- their feathers are iridescent.  He also photographed a hungry spider eating his prey.
• One friend wrote about his wife's birthday and he was polite enough not to mention her age.  But it must have been a milestone.  His words about his wife and a quote that he included were priceless.  Better than any gift he could have given her.  His daughter read his words, and sent back to her father, "Good job, Dad." 
• Another friend talked about her anniversary and her husband's unfailing support of her for all of the years of their marriage.  She more or less chronicles in just a short paragraph how the two of them have grown through their marriage.
• Still another friend obviously misses her parents, and is excited about a trip to see her sister.  They will probably spend a lot of the time talking about the past, and remembering their dear parents.  People are born, live and die, but it is so obvious as I read my Facebook postings that people make a profound impact on others.
• One dear friend going back to high school remembered her husband on the anniversary of his death 20 years ago.  She mentions all of the things he missed over the 20 years.  She speaks so tenderly of him and for anyone who knows her, he was the love of her life.  She and her family were going out to dinner to remember, to celebrate, to share.
• One special friend shares photographs from her travels that are absolutely breathtaking.  One shows a tree that is so absolutely amazing that I stared at it for the longest time.  The tree is surrounded by children and I believe she is also in the picture.  Her sense of color, style, and form is indicative of an artist through and through.  She is dear to me.
• One friend loves to sleuth.  We live in the CSI world nowadays and everyone is an armchair detective, or almost everyone.  So she plays a sleuthing game and her progress shows up now and again in her postings.  She is recently retired, and so like most retirees, she is looking for her comfort zone.  I wonder what that is?
• Several friends are mentioning their workouts and running schedules.  They are finding ways to make running and exercising more enjoyable.  Sharing their accomplishments with friends is one way to keep up the good work.
• Some friends shared pictures of poems, sayings, and quotes that are meant to provoke thought or change our point of view.  Often they have a thread that runs through them -- love others as you already love yourself.  Don't put yourself down because God made you. 

So on this Saturday since I have no voice (vocally challenged from a cold), I'll share my voice on this blog and say hello to all of you who read this.  And please say a prayer for my sweet granddaughter, Ella, who has a bad cold which may have migrated to her lungs.  She is going to the doctor this morning. 

See you Tuesday.  I'll let you know how Ella is doing then.