Four Quarters or a Hundred Pennies...

Read an interesting quote online recently (thanks, Linda!) that said "As I get older, I'm becoming more selective of who I consider a friend.  I find that I would rather have four quarters than 100 pennies."

Is that true with you?  It really got me to thinking about the folks in my life.

I've been blessed with great friends throughout my life...some, the kind that, no matter how much time has passed since I saw them last, we pick up where we left off.  Some are the siblings I grew up with.   Some are the wives of hubby's friends who've become best friends of mine now.   Some are the parents of our kids' friends -our relationships forged as we rode herd on a bunch of boys.  Some are newer friends, brought into my life because of a common interest we share.  Some are old school friends -our friendships renewed because of class reunions.  Some are "friends" because of the amazing technology that is social media.  

The above quote suggests that as we age, we don't have the need for so many people in our lives.   But I want to challenge that.  Sure, hubby and I don't feel the need to party with big groups of friends, like we used to.  (Takes too long to recuperate...) but I hope that we always have friends... And all kinds of them in our lives.  When it's  all said and done, whether they're "quarters"  or "pennies", you can't put a price tag on friendship.