The memorial service and the birthday party were both very sweet, each in its own way.

At the luncheon the lady next to me said to the table, Has anyone ever heard of Bob Jones University?

Well...that would be yours truly. I piped up, I graduated from Bob Jones University. Turns out she did, too, something like 34 years before I did. In fact, she was a member of the first graduating class at the new Greenville, SC, campus.

Trust me, this does not happen very often. I enjoyed that.

I'm so thankful for friends. Where would we be without them? In times of sorrow, times of joy, friends enrich life experiences and possibly make them bearable. Once a pastor told me that he heard Billy Graham believed the greatest human need was to avoid being alone/loneliness.

That makes sense to me since God created humans to have communion and fellowship with Himself. After our need for God, I would think that basic element of our make-up, craving companionship, would next extend into human relationships.

Of course, for all the loners out there, who prefer it that way, I understand from whence you are coming. I can be very happy being alone with myself. And Robby. And poor Jazzi. But still, friends are the spice of life.

And having a pet is vital. It just is. A pet is the sugar of life. How 'bout that man in Florida who bought a tree farm for his cats, which now number 500? And to think he used to love and adore his furniture and didn't even like cats. Now his furniture is gone, his love of it a dim memory. He must be a wonderful person, taking in the abused cats and all. He's going to be featured on Animal Planet, I do believe. He has built adorable fairy tale cottages in the woods for his kitties. Really, Google it.

A Reflective KEM