Family Gatherings

I traveled 9 hours this weekend to my great-grandmother’s funeral and I saw a lot of cousins I haven’t seen in a LONG time. When you have a big family it’s difficult to get everyone together (my grandmother is 1 of 9 siblings.) When I was young, my family used to travel down south to visit with everyone once a year, but as my sister and I got older and involved in more activities it became increasing difficult to make time. When that much time passes since you’ve seen people and you have a chance to reconnect, even for a short time, it made me realize the importance of making time for family! Everybody gets busy and even though I’ve moved farther away from most of my family, I had the realization that I wanted to reconnect with my cousins that I’ve lost touch with.

Do you have any suggestions for reaching out and reconnect to family that you’ve lost touch with? Do you have any fun family traditions that involve spending time together you’d like to share?

 

Comments

[Rachel]

It seems like the older I get, the busier I am and the less time I have to connect with family, especially cousins who live far away. FB is always a quick way to see the latest pictures – if they post :) and it’s amazing that we can send e-mails and texts. Although, I find myself caught up in the day to day activities of sustaining a household. I do wish that I put more of an emphasis on staying connected with family.

[Cheryl]

Sorry to hear of your loss, Nick.