Our best friends are getting married.

[jane]

My husband had a close friend since high school. This friend witnessed to him for 10 years before my husband became a christian. This man was the best man in our wedding.


I had a best friend in kindergarden. We grew up together in the congregational church, we had the same middle name and birtdate. We were the only two girls in all the town chosen in 6th grade to be in the gifted and talented program. She moved away in 8th grade and we lost contact. The month before we left our church, she walked in. We were soooo happy to see each other. Come to find out she was there because she was dating my husband's childhood friend whom I wrote about above. He is the deacon in the church that we left. He was supportive of us until something happened and he totally reversed his opinion. He used to be at our house for every holiday and my children called him "uncle R....". We haven't seen him for months.

We just heard from a mutual friend that they are getting married July 30th.

I feel so sad that we have lost their friendships over our leaving their church. I am so sad that we were not invited to the wedding or even told of it. This man was family to me, my husband and our children.

so much loss.....

Jane