Family, Fun, and Laughter

Yesterday evening I had a group of family members...and friends...over for dinner. There were fourteen of us and it was fun.

One family couple was visiting from georgia and it was so good to see them.
For some reason, you expect people to change in some way when they move to a different area. Crazy, isn't it? If anything, it makes us a more openminded person because we are more conscious of things, happenings, and people around us...and we learn from them all. It makes everyone more dear to us when we see them on their visits.

When they lived in town here, we saw them regularly, but it is not same thing when they return to our area. They become more important, more precious. Isn't it wonderful how we can pick up a conversation that we seemed to be having when they moved away...it seems not a word or thought was missed. It's a wonderful thing to be with family and friends so dear to us.

There is another family couple that have a part time home in north carolina and they were at the dinner but left this morning to go back for a few weeks. We will miss them but thanks to the computer and the cell phone, we keep in touch with them, perhaps more than we did when they were in town. They are dear people and I love them deeply.
I must say here that the woman in this couple is my motivator...she introduces to new friends in the area and gets me involved in good Christian projects. I am thankful for her and her help in these matters.

One of the family couples lives just 15 miles or so down the road. They are here all year long as is the other couple that lives just 2 miles from me. What would I do without these dear, dear family members? They have seen me through some sad and difficult times in the last few years, as has the whole family. It is good to have someone so close.

We always have such a good time when we get together. I have never, or very seldom, heard of, or met a family like this one that I was blessed to marry into. We always eat when we get together, that's a must, and it is just so much fun to be crazy and laugh....at anything...with this wonderful family group.

I praise the Lord every day for blessing me with them.