Five Minute Friday --Wide

Friday is one of my favorite days of the week... the blog has been quiet... just a few things here and there, ... not much writing. But on Friday, fine Lisa-Jo gives us something to write about.  I never really know where the prompt is going to take me, but I love to share it and I love the community, because on Fridays, it's a guarantee that I am going to get comments for my blog friends. I'm so thankful for this community, and if I was a night owl, I would join the #FMFParty on twitter from 11 til midnight (give or take an hour on either side) :)

there is nothing quite like it!

Five Minute Friday --WIDE

I'm a North East kind of girl. Grew up in Western New York, moved to Pennsylvania for college... and marriage. Never been farther west than Toledo, Ohio, although I have made it to Canada a few times and Florida occasionally (which is really just a bunch of Northerners that can't take the snow).

My circle of influence is small, a few close friends, a great church. My growing up years are ONE school, ONE home, ONE church. I don't do change well. I like small and intimate.

Then I started blogging and a whole new world opened up. Add twitter to that and I have friends all over the world. I converse with Ireland, Italy, California, the west side of Canada, the mid west, the South... and it's fun... and amazing.

And in just ONE MONTH (and a few days) I'm going to get to meet some of these friends face to face (and I'm a little nervous) ... I originally typed scared to death, but my Allume roomies are going to hold my hand and help me with that.

It's a little bit how I imagine heaven is going to be. All different kinds of people, from different walks of life, cultures, etc., all meeting together and having all things in common.

STOP

What comes to your mind when you hear the word WIDE?

 I'm thankful for a WIDE community!

(so I wrote this out this morning, but finally had some time to get it on my blog. I find the thoughts flow better with a pen in hand)