December 22 Advent Gratitude

Today I went for a walk with my friend. She was the first friend I made in England; we met because our boyfriends were friends from university. I liked her warmth and spirit; from the very beginning she made me laugh.

Later those boyfriends became husbands. We ended up living in the same neighbourhood. Her son and daughter were born months before my son and daughter. We have been through stuff together – birth…