Wapato Point, once part of the Chief Moses Indian Reservation in northern Washington, and gathering place for Native Americans in the 1800's, now provides a peaceful, picturesque setting for this trio of long time, life long friends. Sandy, Margaret and I meet there once a year for what we like to call the Friendship Retreat.
Free of family chores and daily duties, we laugh and play like the carefree kids we once were, and talk, talk, talk from the moment we wake until it's again time for sleep. We listen, too, not just with our ears, but with our hearts about husbands, daughters and sons, and beloved brothers now deceased; House plans, travel plans,the book we're reading, and books we've read. We reflect about the ever changing world, and our faith in God, convinced Divine Providence brought us together back in '65 when we were lowly high school freshmen. We reminisce about those early days of friendship and are so familiar with each other, one easily picks up the story where the other leaves off - about where we lived, what we did, who we were then. We've come to know, and appreciate ours is a shared history, an evolving history that connects our past to present, into the future.
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