Skype/Technology

I am obviously a fan of most forms of communication being away from my friends and family this year but I have definitely grown to appreciate it more as I am able to continue talking with everyone as well as reconnect with old friends.  I have two friends, one from ESU and the other from Carroll, that live on the west coast.  Both married over the summer and followed their husbands for their jobs.  Leaving home, I was more than concerned about how I would be able to keep up contact with anyone and whether or not my friends would stop talking to me, etc.  While some of my friendships have weakened, I have noticed that the relationships I have that were already strong, only got better, and have evolved--especially with these two girls.

My friend from college and I have both been going through similar struggles this year since we have moved across the country and having to go through that adjustment.  Even though she is in California, we still text, call, or Skype a few times a week despite the 3-hour time difference.  It feels like nothing has changed even though we are halfway across the country.

My other friend from high school and I were able to Skype for the first time yesterday after being email buddies for the past few weeks.  She and her husband were in California when summer started and then moved to Washington state about a month ago.  We were pretty good friends in high school and still talked in college but not quite as consistently.  I went to her wedding but did not get a chance to actually talk to her because I had to leave so I haven't seen her in person for over a year now.  Seeing her on Skype yesterday was so great though! We talked and caught up and it felt as if nothing had changed between us.  We got on the topic of Facebook since I gave it up for Lent and she was off of it for several months.  The two of us found it funny that people find it so simple to type out a post on Facebook but they cannot send a simple text message or better yet, call you. I'm not saying I haven't been guilty of this but being off Facebook, I definitely am more aware of it. We are on opposite ends of the country but we have managed to rekindle a good friendship and understand that everything happens for a reason.

I just think it's great that God has given us these tools and resources to stay connected and in each other's lives even though we are so far apart from one another now.  I guess it goes to show that distance, while hard, does not have to affect a friendship or relationship.