The Value of Family Reunions
The value of family reunions has gone up for me, & I hate when death has to be the teacher for change to finally happen. Looking back at our 2016 family reunion I had no idea how many people wouldn’t be there to attend again in less than 10 years. I’ve taken family figures for granted & I don’t want to do that again. My dad is always telling me to make sure to call my grandparents, he knows the value of people who are still alive. A mother has lost her son. An aunt has lost her husband. Sons & daughters have lost mothers & fathers. I remember my grandma called me persistently earlier this year to say happy birthday and I still haven’t called her back yet. I texted back but there’s an intimacy that comes with hearing another person’s voice. I remember the day before my other grandmother passed, my dad gave me one of the greatest gifts I ever got. She was in hospice & he put her on the phone. She asked me how I was doing & I did the same. She talked to me t