“Everything
Everything
In its right place
In its right place
In its right place”
From “Everything In Its Right Place” by Radiohead
Do you ever get those moments when all seems well with the world and everything is in its right place?
Maybe it’s the fact that we’ve just been on holiday for 10 days, but our stay in Cornwall was filled with many such moments. We were away with close friends who really “do life” with us. The friendship began through meeting together maybe five or six years ago to do a bible study series based around the theme of lent and the film “Chocolat”. Since then it has blossomed and each couple feels they are missing out on the others’ events if we don’t meet regularly to simply hang out and catch up (invariably over some food).
We’ve watched eachother become parents and now our children are at a stage where they get excited about being together and playing.
We have enjoyed so many honest and, mostly, edifying discussions over the years. We’ve said grace before meals and really meant it, savouring eachothers’ company and the food and wine that so often accompanies our putting the world to rights. We know the ins and outs of the reality of one anothers’ daily existences – the joys, the passions, the frustrations and hurts. Text messages, emails and random acts of kindness carry each family through our journey.
It is a truly beautiful thing to behold…even when the dirty dishes are piled high and the kids have raked havoc with toys strewn everywhere.
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