Friends for the Journey by Madeleine L'Engle

Author:Madeleine L'Engle [L'Engle, Madeleine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Female friendship, Ecrivaines americaines, Fiction, Literary, Religion, Women's Issues, Authors; American 20th century Biography, Authors; American, Women Authors, Female friendship United States, Shaw; Luci - Friends and associates, Women, Shaw; Luci - Amis et relations, Amitie - Aspect religieux - Christianisme, Friendship Religious aspects Christianity, Christian Life, Amitie feminine - Etats-Unis, Family & Relationships, American, Friendship - Religious aspects - Christianity, Female friendship - United States, Authors; American - 20th century, Friendship, Women authors; American Biography, L'Engle; Madeleine - Friends and associates, Women authors; American, General, Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, L'Engle; Madeleine - Amis et relations
ISBN: 9781573832410
Publisher: Regent College Publishing
Published: 2003-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

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With three Johns in my lzfr-brother, husband, son-in a momentofneed, allIhavetodoisc~y, `johnl" and three men jun:ptohelpme!

Being with son John for two and a half~~~s gave me a won-measure of the intellectual and spiritual companionship I flounsh on. We drove up from San Francisco to Bellingham, camping both on the way there and the way ba~ taking read-ingaloud, prayingdeply.

W~~ile we were in Bellingham we had a family reunion (excpt for Jeff whom we missed greatly). Marian and her daughter Ka~ flew out flom Indianapolis to meet us, leaving Karl, her husband, and the other children to fend for themselves.

She had not visited Ieltingham before, nor seen Robin and Kas in their "home place.

My children had such a wonde~~tl time together Sometimes I can't believe t~ are the fruit of my womb, these five independent adult pe~le. Where did the time go?-and how many times I've said that, written that here. I note it again as a theme of my journaling

I watched like a hen brooding over her chicks, delighting as the kids found so much in common after a rather long time apart, had Jun, played, told stories and jokes and also talked seriously about what is important.

The fact that I am real to them, a reat person, with foibles and ~fis, rather than some archeypal MOM creature, means

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