Retirement and a chronic illness has left me searching for an alternative method for renewing friendships or forming new ones. This last month I have renewed a friendship with a young woman who was an integral part of my youth. I became a member of Classmate.com on a whim. I got a shock as I glazed at a picture of a face from my past.
 
In the south friends often became like family members. So here was this young lady that sat around my family’s table, eating, talking, and just being part of the Bishop family. We have been visiting by phone, talking about old times and catching up on each others past and present lives.
 
It was a surprise for me to learn that she had become a nurse which she said happened due to the influence of my mother and I being nurses. She has also offered some unanswered questions from my dysfunctional family past. But the most important thing has been finding that this pretty young girl has turned into a polished, grounded, pleasant woman.
 
Reconnecting with her has given me not just a friend but now I have the younger sister I never had. Frances we are now family again. Social networking has truly given me a gift that has enriched my life beyond measure.

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