Old friends

My long-time friend Marcella Womack came to visit me today.  She lived next door to the Holmes house where I live in Brookside during Patrick’s toddler-hood.  She moved 17 years ago, and we lost touch.

Four years ago, or maybe five,  I bought a second-hand book in which a small piece of paper had been left.  That paper had been torn from the page of a scratch-pad and bore the printed words, “FROM THE DESK OF MARCELLA WOMACK”.  I recognized a sign when I saw one. I tracked her down, and we have been able to visit several times since, including today.  We keep in almost daily touch through social media.  She reads what I write; and I have read one of her four self-published books and plan to read the others.

She brought me an angel.  After she left, later in the day, I hung the angel on my porch.  It watches over me, as I know her spirit also does.  I feel safer.  I feel lighter.  I feel blessed.

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7 thoughts on “Old friends

  1. Linda Overton

    Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton have a song called “You Can’t Make Old Friends”, I don’t know if you have heard of it, but I thought how true. It is so nice to connect with old friends again and renew the relationship.

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  2. ccorleyjd365 Post author

    Linda, I have heard that song. I kept saying to myself, could that actually be Kenny Rogers??? I really like it.

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    1. Linda Overton

      Have you seen the video of the song? They also talked about how long they’ve known each other and things they’ve done together, etc. It is really nice.

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