One census states that a family is a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage,adoption or living together. Now families comes in all sizes,races,cultures
and relationships. What makes a family is the love ,and caring for each other. A family doesn't necessarily consist of a Mom and Dad, it can consist of grandparents, one parent and now days two same sex parents.
Who a person has in the family is not the most important thing.Adopted children have someone who took them home to care for and love. It is the love that is given that is important.Today's society is a fast society, everyone is in a hurry and they stop and realize how important a family is. And sometimes they realize it when it is too late. Many of you have lost your parents, or your brothers and sisters, I am certain that many of you if you had the chance would do something differently. So I say to all of you folks who have families, don't wait until it is too late. Take time to show them you care, take time to stop by and say hello, a phone call to a parent can mean the world to them. Phone your sister who is living far away or now days we have computers , emails are free so there are no excuses not to contact a family member.
Now with families comes births,marriages and funerals, and the saying goes that we only meet family and friends at weddings or funeral. Change that! Plan a family get together. A reunion. Now many of us in a way are sort of one big family too. If we trace our family trees we notice our lines branching into each other and this is a reason for a family reunion. If we think back to our first ancestors who came to America for instance , we are all their family. In 2009 we had a family reunion in the name of Bergeron-Damboise . We held it in the area where they ended their last years. We had folks from as far as Louisiana, Virginia ,among others and on a certain day we all marched down this beautiful path lined with trees to the cemetery where our ancestors were buried and everyone of us got a special feeling, knowing we were getting together to honor our ancestors that we all descended from. What a feeling. So now I suggest you plan a family gathering for your family, cousins, aunts, uncles, before it it too late. From there you can create a larger reunion for your grandparent's descendants and so on. You can also make a suprise party for someone in your family,another way to get the family together. It is very important. At the moment we are planning a party for my Mom who is turning 94 and inviting as many as we can, my thought on this is, I would rather have family and friends see my Mom while she is still living instead of at her funeral. I am looking forward to be with my siblings and our friends and relatives....... There is bickering in many families, let it go, get along, one day we may all need one another..... Hope you have enjoyed my blog. Now I am adding a few things you can find at http://www.zazzle.com/allicor* Check my greeting card folder then invitations.
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