This past weekend was the first time my immediate family had been together in one place at one time for a couple of years. I went into the weekend with some fear. As is the case with most families, we have our issues. But I came away from the weekend feeling relaxed and refreshed and generally felling pretty good about where are family is at this point. Here are some general impressions of the weekend.For a family to remain close there has to be a spirit of mercy and forgiveness. If there had been an attempt to enumerate all of the things we had done to each other over the years, it would have taken a week. We all have things that we are not proud of. Especially me. The desire to let things go has overcome the instinct to hold a grudge for community to exist. The weekend was pretty much drama free, it was nice.
There were four ministers there. I am proud to be a part of a family that has that many ministers per capita.
My son Brendan and his cousin Tucker became fast friends. There were adventures and epic light-saber battles that are the stuff of legends. At one point in the weekend my sister found them standing on top of the Explorer. Not on the hood, on the top. When she told them to get down Brendan replied, “It’s my car.” It reminds me of the fun I had with my cousins over the years. I hope they remain friends and both grow up to be youth ministers.
We learned that Krystal is not a good idea when seventeen members of a family have to share a couple of bathrooms.
We also learned that laughter and prayer are the glue that holds families together. And churches for that matter.
4 comments:
Incredible, man. And I couldn't agree more about what holds a family together.
I'm so excited to fly back to NC and visit my family for Christmas. I hope this year we can make it a point to read about the shepherds, the wise men, and maybe catch a little of John the Baptist's mom and dad, the appearance of Gabriel to Mary, and all of that. I think it's a really exciting time.
Sounds like you came away feeling good about your reunion. That's great! Great pictures!
God bless your family!
Jeff
Seriously...it really must have been a great reunion Toney. I wish George would come back!!
Maybe it was so good that he didn't want to come back lol..of course I don't know much about family reunions, since I have only been to one in my life I think..or maybe he has just been too busy.
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