I just returned from a weekend in Sheboygan Falls WI where I participated in a "mini-reunion" of my junior college graduation--now 51 years ago. The weekend was intended to be an extension of our 50th reunion last year. Some of us felt that the conversation that started last year needs to continue. And, what's better than the conversation of good friends, especially when it's shared over good food and drink?
Tho' there were only six of us who gathered for the "continuing conversation," the weekend will be one of this summer's highlights for me. A bond of friendship that was forged when we all began high school together at Concordia in Milwaukee in September of 1953 continues to be strengthened each time we get together.
As we reminisced about those six years we spent together at Concordia in Milwaukee, we were reminded again of God's goodness and grace that took young boys and formed them into proclaimers of the Gospel. We remembered the godly teachers we had during those six years who helped to shape and form us. Tho' they also had their flaws, they helped to shape our spiritual lives.
So tonite I give thanks for Abie and Ungie, for Joel, Truebs and Juice--good friends for 57 years. I'm glad we could share the weekend together (along with our spouses) and "keep the conversation going."
