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Has it been ten years?

Ten years ago, the OBC (Ontario Bible College-Now Tyndale University) Class of '94 graduated. Saturday Vun, the kids and I went to the tenth year reunion. This wasn't my graduating class - I graduated the following year, but I had many close friends in this class. I couldn't be any closer to them if they had been in my graduating class.

The day was awesome, the weather cooperated and we even spent some time in the water with the kids. Kids, it seems that three is the magical number for our class, out of the people present there were two singles, everyone else was married, most of them married to someone from the school at the time. It was good to have the kids there. We ate together, shared together, laughed together and of course, remembered together.

It's neat when you get together like this because you learn there are things that you have forgotten that others remember - and things they've forgotten that you remember - things done that meant a lot and really touched you deeply. I wonder if we'll have times of that kind of remembering in heaven? I hope so.

The class also took some time to remember one of our proffessors (Dr. Dewey) who past away recently. By sharing stories about him and spending time in prayer. The Class of '94 was by his own telling, the class that was the closest to him. I can say that, I was from the class of '95. It was neat to take part in that.

It was good to come together from all over the country - we missed some that are out of the country - it was also good to meet the spouses of some that left single and are now married (with three kids), and some that are about to get that way (not three kids, but married).

Lastly, we've all changed and stayed the way in many ways - we've all changed, some are a little heavier with less hair - some have less weight but more kids, but we're the same in many ways - we all care deeply about each other, even if we haven't seen or talked to each other in years. We missed each other - and we loved remembering, as well as sharing in who we've become and are becoming.

Here's to the next five years - until we come back from the many different places we've gone to and see each other again! God-willing!

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