California Girl: Duck River Edition - Friends
I've written of it before, but I'll say it again, friendship is fluid; it is constantly changing. I learned this truism a long time ago and this latest incarnation is no exception. I live in a very, VERY small town in central Tennessee now. There are barely 2,000 people in the town and countryside around it that make up the city limits. Moving here, we did not know a soul but we found a house we love and Krista, et al, live just 40 minutes down the road. Since moving here, my people base has grown to include a church community, a nodding hello to new neighbors, shared friendliness with customers in the coffeeshop I enjoy, and hellos that delight me, from clerks at the grocery store who know me by name. In eight weeks of living here, I've not felt lonely or isolated. I see my daughter and her family all the time. I talk to my best friend, who lives in California, frequently, and I keep up with friends, Mike and Jean, and Sr. Sharon wh...
