Bring back those yesterdays...

Greetings!

I had a ball with my family yesterday. We make a point of getting together a few times a year...just to stay connected. I especially love hanging out with my brothers and sisters. It always makes me think about when we were young, and at home cutting up. 

Watching them yesterday just made my soul happy. When I look at us…I don't see the gray hair, and expanding waistlines. I see us sitting on the steps in the summertime, playing outside until the street lights came on, and riding our bikes all over the place. I see my parents having Sunday dinner, and going out to get ice cream afterward. I see us sleeping under the dining room table until the thunderstorm passed through. I see us getting together for big family gatherings, with laughter, and good times, and lots of love.

My family didn’t have a lot, but we never knew it. Our neighborhood was clean and safe. Everybody looked out for everybody else. My friend’s mom could yell at me for doing something I shouldn’t, and my mom would back her up. We respected our elders…all of them. Even the ones who we felt were just plain mean…lol. I miss that. I miss seeing children playing outside. I miss hearing moms calling their children to come in and wash their hands for dinner. Now, some things definitely needed to go, but right now, in this world, everything that is right seems wrong, and everything that is wrong seems right.

We need to bring back those yesterdays when we cared about one another. We need to continue to hold up that standard our parents had. A standard that says having respect is not being weak. That says helping your neighbor is not a bad thing. That says we are family...no matter what.

Until next time…

Be blessed