I've been thinking about home more often lately because of Opp Fest and Absolutely Andalusia Homecoming next month. My family tries to have a reunion once a year - and sometimes it happens and others it doesn't. This year's reunion is centered around Andalusia's homecoming and the homecoming at our church - Mobley Creek.
I always enjoy seeing faces I haven't seen in months or sometimes years. The excitement of seeing the people I remember from Thanksgiving reunions many years ago makes me long for those days again.
When we can get together and eat and sing a few old hymns, we truly know we've all come home. My family is my refuge and my home.
The Wards - my mom's side of the family - have always been supportive and strong in their faith. My great granddaddy, Bill Ward was a baptist preacher and a farmer. Even though I never got to meet him, I feel as though I know him because of my Uncle Donald and stories I've heard about him from other uncles.
I'm always thankful that my family keeps growing and yet through technology we somehow keep up with each other.
I have so many fond memories of reunions in the past.
Thanksgiving morning I'd wake up early and watch the Macy's parade before Mom and Uncle Clyde decided it was time to head up the road to Aunt Vivian and Uncle William's house. The kids played football or tag or some other country game that didn't require a tv. We played in the dirt. We hid behind our mother's legs or behind trees or bushes in the yard.
The food was the best part! Everyone brought their favorite dishes and the men brought tables and chairs from the church for everyone. The eating would start about noon and the visiting would go on all afternoon - probably because there was lots of catching up to do and us kids didn't want to go home!
There are so many of our family that aren't with us anymore and not a day goes by that I don't remember one of them.
But we carry on and come home to Mobley Creek to see each other when we can.
November 13, 2010 we will have our next reunion. I'm already excited to see everyone and take pictures.
I know that going home for that weekend will truly make me feel like I belong somewhere.
2 comments:
Yeah I miss my family! :( Wish I would have know about it earlier...have plans for that weekend, or at least i think i still have plans idk!
Great post! :-) I love the family reunions too! We weren't gonna be able to make it on Nov. 13th, but maybe since they're re-scheduling it, we'll be able to make it after all.
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