A Family Reunion

A Family Reunion

We have gathered today from all over the world to celebrate what we call family. Family Reunions are a very important tradition that we must keep alive. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, grand mother, grand fathers, and in laws are the people that we call family. The word family has many definitions to many different people. To me this family represents unconditional love, compromise, understanding, and endurance. I have been in this family for twenty-one years and in those years this family has set a perfect example of how a family should be. We have cried together at funerals and have been each other’s backbone when we felt that we could no longer stand. We have rejoiced at weddings and at births of yet another extension of our family. We have given tough love when needed, even though at the time it seemed too hard to handle, but we made it through. We have supported the young and encouraged the elderly. Advice is always at hand even though sometimes we do not ask for it or even want it. Family is the fabric of America. Unfortunately the fabric has been frayed and torn at all edges. This family is a symbol of hope; hope that there is still a chance for families to be what they were meant to be. I am not saying that this family is perfect and that it does not have problems. But, what makes this family different is that we work through our problems and we do not let them tear us apart. God has always been the center of our family’s success. We believe that we should thank God for all things. Without God in our family, I think that we would be like a ham sandwich without mayonnaise, mighty dry. So at this family reunion let’s remember the ones that have already passed, but have let a life long impression in our hearts, and who has set the foundation of our family. Let’s talk to the elderly and get all the wisdom that they can give. Let’s talk to the young and encourage them to follow their dreams. Let’s play and have a good time. Let’s eat and eat and eat and take plate home so you can eat again. Last but not least, let’s thank God for the chance to get together with family one more time for a family reunion.

I love my family