Family

Today is Monday, July 27, 2008. The sun is shining and it is hot in Sacramento, California.
July has been an interesting month. Right now a daughter and her family are visiting us. Another daughter and her two children came for several days. That meant that we had 8 of our 20 grandchildren here to play together and get better acquainted.
When our children were growing up we often visited my husband's mother and father at the same time as other families. Glen comes from a family of 7 boys and they are a loving close knit family. The cousins loved to visit Grandma and Grandpa and play together on the farm. It's been a long time now since the cousins have been together. They have grown up, married and have children of their own. Even though we have a family reunion occasionally, not everyone is able to come.
Last weekend Glen and I attended a funeral for his oldest brother. It was wonderful to see all of his children and grandchildren even though it was for the sad occasion of saying goodbye to someone we all love so much. There is such great comfort for all of us knowing that we will all meet again in heaven. Family love is such an important part of my life.
The days that we can be together as a family go so fast. One daughter has already gone home with her two children. And tomorrow the other family will head back to their home. And the grandparents will be all alone again. The house will seem very quiet. We will be able to have the computer to ourselves once more. And if we choose to watch news or "Murder She Wrote" on TV, it won't interfere with anyone's plans. But how we will miss those loving arms around us and those cheerful noises that our grandchildren make.
And we get to anticipate the next time we will be together. How much I love our family- the immediate one and the extended one, too.
That's all for today.