Summer’s subdued pace allows us time to pursue relationships.
Last week I reconnected with my cousins. John, Jim, and Patty hosted a memorial service for their mom (“Auntie Ann”) at the Wildlife Center in Wyckoff, her favorite place to walk. It was wonderful to relate with relatives who have grown distant but share many childhood memories. (Pictured are Jim, me, Brenda, my brother Jack, Lois; kneeling are Patty and John.)
Over the weekend Rich and I met with friends in Lancaster and saw Moses at Sight & Sound. As with our relatives, time has distanced us but our shared faith in Christ allowed us to quickly relate again.
Our daughter, Bethany, and grandsons, Jackson and Parker, will spend this week with us. We’ve planned outings and projects for shared fun and quality time. We will relate as only family can.
We hope to host barbecues this month when we will relate with friends from our past and friends newly made with stimulating conversation and refreshing laughter. We expect to share insights and dreams as we build each other up.
Take advantage of summertime’s slower tempo to relate with those you love and those you don’t yet know.
BARBARA HIGBY 
Hi Barbara, read your last couple of blogs, charging is what I need and may get as we will be going to Harvey Cedars shortly, I also read a couple of books that I could not put down till I completed them, “Faith in the Heartland” and ” Joy in a Foreign Land” a local lady and her husband were the authors and when you guys are up this way I will share with you her books, her name is Joan Denlinger. How are you and Rich and David doing, praying you are all healthy. We are staying busy and getting ready to move into our new office building that God has provided us with. Always looking to start other BASIS groups in different areas, if you ever have any contacts of parents that have experience the loss of a child and would like to learn more to start a BASIS group,
please share with them this ministry or give them my email. Blessings,
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