Family

Greetings!

We had an awesome time at the park yesterday. God blessed us with the perfect day for a cookout. It was great seeing all of the family together again. My parents were big on family traditions and my mother prayed that we would all remain close. It made me realize how blessed we are to have family that cares enough to want to keep our family traditions.

When my father was living, he had Alzheimer's, so we started having cookouts so that he would remember who we were. I'm not sure he knew who we were, but he understood that we were family. And when both my parents passed away, we made a promise to do what we could to stay together and for the most part...we have done that. Do we always get along? No. Do we always agree? No. Do we have differences and still find a way to love one another. Yes. And that's the most important thing...

When God made all of us, He built us so that our gifts and talents would all work together, but He also made us unique. Everyone has a path to follow and my path may be different from yours. God designed it that way for a reason. And sometimes that means we have to agree to disagree so that in whatever we choose to do, God will get all the glory.

God is at the heart of my family...right in that place where my parents used to be. He blesses us individually and collectively. He keeps our family grounded and focused on the whole...not on the part. That is what has kept us together all of these years and with the Lord's help...will keep us together for the generations to come.

Until next time...

Be blessed