Family

I come from a large extended family. On both sides, actually. My mom is one of five girls and my dad is one of six children, five boys and one girl. There are nine grandchildren on my mom's side and thirteen on my dad's side. There are 16 great-grandchildren on my mom's side and and 17 on my dad's side. I want to talk about my dad's side today.

We just had a family reunion this past weekend. Not everyone could make it, but we had a really good turn out. We had folks from all over Texas, Oklahoma and even Montana and Maryland. It was a really good day. Even though our family is spread out and we don't see each other as often as we would like, we are still pretty close. So, we had a really good time on Saturday. When we get together, we are always scheming for the next time/occasion when we can be together again. The next will be at my cousin's wedding in June 2011. Already, we can't wait.

Something that I think is amazing about our family in this day and age is this: my grandparents were married 59 years before my grandfather passed away. Their six children are all still living, ranging in age from 57 to 72 years old and these six children are all still married to their one and only spouses.

I feel so fortunate to belong to a family where love, devotion and friendship/fellowship is so important. I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!