Facebook Fun

I moved a lot when growing up. We moved to different towns the following times when I was young:

middle of first grade,
middle of the second grade,
after third grade,
middle of sixth grade,
after the ninth grade,
after the tenth grade,
before the eleventh grade.

How's that for bouncing around. I attended three different high schools in three states.

Now here is where the Facebook fun comes in. I have friends who graduated in 1975 (my year) from Corinth High School, Tallassee High School and Ouachita Parish High School. I actually attended Ouachita my last two years and graduated with that group. However, I have had no contact with most of them for the past thirty-five years.

During the past several months I have connected with several classmates from my high school in Louisiana. I have also been able to connect with a few from Tallassee, Alabama. Though I would like to connect with more. Though I had tried several times to find some friends from my Corinth, Mississippi days I always came up short. That is, until this past week. I finally connected with a few old classmates and that has opened the door to many more.

Though we will likely never be close, due to a number of reasons, it is still a lot of fun to catch up a little bit. It stirs the memories and warms the heart about places, things, events and people from years ago. It is a great reminder that our lives are constantly interacting with others. And each connection leaves an impression, either large or small. Those connections help to form the history of our lives.

I am not trying to be philosophical, but I do want to say thanks to all who have made an impact on my life throughout the years, be it large or small. Each of you are a part of my life story. I hope, as I move forward, that I will be more sensitive to the positive place that others will have in my life.

So . . . thanks Facebook, for helping me reconnect with a part of my story that has faded, but is not forgotten. A part of my story that is still bringing me great joy.