Tuesday July 13, 2010 — Sometime ago I wrote in a blog about going home. As I recall, it was an opinion of mine about how one could go home again and that it was basically a myth that one could not do so. I am about to prove the truth of what I wrote then...I am going home.
Karen and I are about to leave for a good ol' fashion family reunion in Le Mars, Iowa where I was born and where the roots of my family are planted firmly. This is where my Mom and Dad were raised, met each other in a small country church, and began their life together. The branches of the family that have grown from those roots extend far and wide today and that is as it should be.
I am the youngest of eight children and there are three of us siblings surviving today. Those that have passed on before us and some of their children that have done so also will be at this reunion in spirit. They will look down on us and know that it is GOOD STUFF!
I will get to see and get reacquainted with many family members that I knew well as a child and as a young man. Time and distance have separated us for far too long and that all is about to be wiped away by this reunion...this going home.
I am excited beyond words. I do know that I am blessed to be part of a loving, caring family and I cherish that with all my heart...I cherish this going home...it's what really matters!
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Well said Unc and I also feel like you can go home again, and again, and again! I am so looking forward to the reunion and catching up with family! I'm also looking forward to spending time in my hometown - no matter how long I've been gone - it will always be home to me! Love ya much! Linda Jane!
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