Friends - Past, Present, Future

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.