Wow, its been a long time since I updated ya'll on our lives. Sorry about that. I guess I just got caught up in life. So, lets see ... what has been going on...
Family, family, family. My family is very close. We are still very close, but lately I feel lost. Our family dynamic is changing before my eyes. I have attended 3 funerals for family members in the last year. My Grandmother was always the head of our family. She was the glue that held us together. Now we are all just struggling to keep each other afloat. And some very loved members are not doing so well treading water. Our extended family has banded together, but I can't help wondering when the rescue boat will come by. It seems like I only see some members of my family at funerals or hospitals lately. When will we be able to just get together for the sake of enjoying one another's company?
I have so many fond memories of our family gatherings when I was a child. My cousins really bonded during those times. I heard my Grandparents and Great Aunts and Uncles talk about the war and the struggles they overcame. I heard stories of the sacrifices my Grandparents made for their families. I heard about the struggles that my parents and Aunts and Uncles went through when they started out in their adult lives and how they banded together to help each other. They all spoke of this adversity with an odd fondness. They didn't have anything, yet they had everything. They had each other.
Maybe it was the adversity itself that made my family as strong as it is. And now it is my generation's turn to tend the fire. I miss my family members that passed this year, and I worry about those that are ill. Hopefully, one day soon we will all be able to have a family gathering just because, and tell our children about the hard times with the same fondness, love and togetherness that our elders did.
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