The Reunion

Things are becoming somewhat busy at our home this week. We have house guests who have arrived early for the reunion which starts tomorrow afternoon. And we’ve been running errands, buying food, moving chairs, and doing the other things that are necessary to host forty people at our home. I made a list this morning and think I got about everything done, but of course there will be something I forgot. It will be OK, though. We will get through the week just fine.
We’ve been looking forward to this for almost a year. Even though we get together each year, this reunion seems to be a little different. Most everyone in the family will be coming and we will not be staying in a motel, unlike the past many reunions. My brother, son, and I will be putting up all who come. My sister is working with food and other aspects of the reunion and is also keeping us all organized and on track.
Reunions can be great things being and interacting with those we don’t often see, or they can be a lot of work and frayed nerves. Ours have been great things in the past and I don’t see any changes this year. We are close as a family and easily forgive the good-natured jabs that sometimes come our way from a loved one. We know our family well and seem to genuinely enjoy having others around.
This year we’re going to Hesston to have family services with a couple of uncles and a cousin. This will be an extra-special time for all of us and we appreciate being able to do this. Time on this earth is drawing to a close for many of us. We never know, even if we’re younger, how much time we have available here. To make the most of the time we have been given is good, and we think being with family is one way we can do that.
So, these next several days will be a bit crazy, but interesting (to say the least), fulfilling, and fun. Memories will be made and we’ll catch up on the lives of the others in the family. What a fun time this will be!