Family on the 4th!!

I had to privilege to spend time with both sides of the family today. We started off at my Mother's mom who is such a joy to be around. She has so much spunk that you just are entertained by watching and listening. Her spirit is so amazing, if I tried to put it into words it would be a bright light of sunshine right after it rained. She just amazes me how much she cares for everyone! Even POLO!!! I hope I am half the women she is one day. We then went to my cousin's house where my Dad's side of the family was hanging out. This is the side of the family that I grew up with. We went to church together, and then ate Sunday dinners together every Sunday. Now all the grandchildren are old now producing great-grandchildren. It was so cool to see the little ones running around acting like kids and playing just how we used to play back in the day. I must say they have a little bit more freedom than we did back then. That was a discussion among the cousins, LOL! We were told to stay in the back room when we were little and to stay out of Grown folks conversation. Oh how times have changed!! We all got to sit down as a family and watch a home video of the fourth of July 6 years ago. It was so funny!! Memories are definitely priceless!! At the end of the night we gathered together and sang a quick verse of a simply song "Thank you Lord" requested by my 87 year old grandmother. She then led us in a prayer thanking God for us just being able to gather together as a family. She prayed for all of our separate homes and she said a special prayer for my mission trip. Oh what joy it is to get the chance to hang out with the people who know you best. I think it's good to get the chance to look back at where you have been just to understand where God is taking you. To my family: I love you all so much! Even though I'm in Greensboro in my own world I miss you all dearly. I thanks God so much for blessing me with a great family and a family that values fellowship with one another. Thank you for all your support and prayers!

Stay tuned for the Mission Trip!!