Let me take a selfie...

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     What is your favorite memory?  I can't choose just one and once I have thought of one the list multiplies from there.  There are so many miniature moments with friends or family that will be stored in my mind forever.  I wanted to post a collage this past week of memories I had with the friends I miss, so I did.  As I was scrolling through I realized I don't have any current photos with a bunch of my dearest friends.  I will visit friends and say to myself don't forget to get a photo with the person you haven't seen in forever.  Then it slips my mind.  Living so far away has made me value the short coffee shop dates and playground getaways.  Now that I don't see groups of friends each week, it gives me months to anticipate and look forward to the long conversation I will have with that one dear friend.  Why do we value photos?   I value photos to commemorate time, there is a bittersweet joy in a picture of you and a precious friend hanging on your wall.  Now that I rarely get to see my friends, being able to remember times we have spent togeather is remarkably valuable.  Stick with me here but I imagine photos being the modern version of giving someone a lock of your hair.  Taking a photo with someone you love is like giving them a small piece of you to remember.  Similar to a heart growing fonder, a picture becomes more valuable with time and distance.  If I were, to be honest, I do take photos with the only intention being to post it on social media.  After a while I look back on that random picture I posted merely for likes and think "Wow, I am blessed to have him/her/them in my life, they bring so much joy."  I find it amazing how God can work without us knowing in our self-obsessed moments.  

 "For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ."
Colossians 2:5

 Let me take a selfie, because I miss your face and I hope you miss mine too.  Will you send me a selfie, because I need to know that someone still thinks about me, even when I'm out of sight.  Can we take a selfie, because I want to remember this hour of laughter forever.  There is meaning in a goofy, serious, or joyful selfie, so let me take a selfie.  
Missing Your Face,
Lizzy

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