Holiday visiting

Special holidays, even birthdays, seem like a good time for family to get together to celebrate.  The difficulty can be if family lives in different states making actually being together, in person, a little difficult.  Add in careers that mean working on various holidays, for one or several participants, makes actually being together even more difficult.

Celebrating one year of retirement, working on a sermon for using the gifts God has given, and celebrating a birthday/anniversary all brought back the memory of the first year I served in ministry.  We were celebrating Easter - my first one in ministry and my grandson's first Easter.  My son, daughter-in-law and my "new" grandson all decided to come celebrate with me.  The difficulty came because they live in Ohio and I live in Minnesota.  They got "here" on Good Friday, after the worship service, and left Monday morning.  I had SOME time with them on Sat, and time on Sunday after two services.  I looked at my son, Sunday afternoon, and said "DO NOT come see me on a religious holiday again."  At first he was upset but then he looked at me and went...."well duh!"

We celebrate Christmas, birthdays and Easter when we are able to be together!  Now, since I'm retired, we can be together - at least sometimes.  When are ya'll together?  What are your memories?  Sometimes it is good to laugh!