Often times, we get busy with life and lose contact with friends and family that we care for. It’s not so much that we’re not interested in keeping ties, it’s more that we’re preoccupied with whatever issues are surrounding us: kids, money, marriage, health, work, college, etc.
But, there is always a real need for people to keep in touch and keep the ties strong, even if things weren’t always perfect, or if the relatives/friends have moved away, or some other circumstance has come to pass.
It surely is nice to get a phone call from someone you weren’t expecting a phone call from. Case and point, a friend of mine called me yesterday to check up on me, having recieved an e-mail that we got to Indiana safely. She wasn’t able to call earlier, but she got a chance to call yesterday. We did some catching up and it felt great.
I decided later that night that I would call all the folks that I cared about, and if I ran out of time, I’d finish calling people tonight. I waited until the house was quite, and my son was asleep to make those important phone calls. I called almost everyone on my list yesterday and have yet to call a few today. I hope to keep in contact with all those folks that I care so much about.
It’s nice just to be able to pick up the phone and call somone you care about. Saying the words made famous by Stevie Wonder, “I just called to say I love you.”
You never know, it may make someone else’s day, let alone your own!
