Same Lives, Different Paths

I just finished reading Melody's wonderful post on Easter and her life. It struck me how much our lives followed parallel lines then converged and yet, we are coming from opposite directions. So I just wanted to chime in on another note to show how diverse and yet how much the same our group is. I was brought up in the Southern Baptist church...I do live in the buckle of the Bible belt....was baptised at 13...church was a very integral part of our community life. Now here is where we part company.....I:
got married
had a baby
got divorced
went to college
got two degrees...Eng Lit and Philosophy
discovered Zen Buddhism and yoga
did theatre
got married again
had more sons
quit theatre
mother in law suggests we learn to make quilts
start working at quilt shop
start showing in multi-media fine craft shows
write book
end up teaching all over the world
still make quilts
found what I was looking for in the non-dualism world view
made lots of incredible friends who I appreciate more and more all the time
Amazing we both end up in the same place from different paths. So I rejoice in our diversity and celebrate each day we share together.