T'is the season to reunion

There is an old saying, "You can pick your nose and you can pick your seat but you can't pick your family." July is here and yes we are off running again. Perhaps this will be the busiest month of the year due to two family reunions. One was this past weekend in Fresno, Ca. and the other is next weekend in Coaldale, Co. The older I get the more these gatherings of the aunts, uncles, ninos, ninas, grand kids ect.. mean to me. Family are the first ones to cheer for your accomplishments and the first to console you for your failures. They will be the first to criticize you but the first in line to fight anyone else who does. Family can be just as much a pain in the butt as they can be a joy. Don't believe me? Try and get 15 people (8 of those women) together for breakfast at 10:30 while you all are in 3 hotel rooms with 3 showers. Yikes!!! The reunion in Fresno was the best Hernandez family reunion I have been to. Marco and Mindy came and walked away with 1st place in the scavenger hunt and twist competition. I had the time of my life with Gina, Marcos and Mindy. However I did miss Domonique, Lee and Broc. O.K. maybe Broc just a little more.

This brings me to my point. See as a young stud I thought what a great excuse to party!! I never knew what it meant to the older generation to have all the family together just to celebrate "FAMILY", until I became the older generation. I think they call that wisdom but I am not sure. The one event that brought this home (and I am tearing up just typing this) was when my wife's cousin Raul said Uncle Frank got his kids together when they started to plan this reunion and told them " This will be my last reunion in Fresno make it great." ........... This young people is why us old people cling to you so much. We know our time is limited and we want to spend that time with the people who are most precious to us. "OUR FAMILY" All the houses, cars, boats and any other worldly possession you can imagine can not compare to the twinkle in Marcos eyes when he tells a story, or Domonique's infectious laugh when something hits her funny bone. Or that beautiful smile and warm greeting you get when Mindy sees you. Or the way Lee always wear his heart on his sleeve and wants to make sure you are taken care of. Nothing can compare to the pure joy it get when I call out " Hey pops" and little Broc turns around, smiles, jumps up and down and melts my heart. No, nothing can compare to the hugs and kisses of my wife. So is family important? Well in the tupperware of life it is GOD, FAMILY, then Self . So I would say yes. Thank you God for my blessed family, no matter how big a pain or joy..

How great is this verse...

1 Timothy 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.

Peace and thanks for listening.........