Good morning! To start your day! More family memories, I wrote this poem last week also! After I wrote Forever Family! Many, many of my memories are with my moms parents! Grandpa and Grandma Knitz! Wonderful Grandparents! Of course Christmas was always at their house and yes, a lot of those picnics, and the start of cousins galore! They all are like my brothers and sisters! There is a deep bond between us! We had the prime ledge of vacationing with them every summer! Our last vacation with both was the summer of 1962, Grandma was ill on that vacation! Liver cancer, she was gone! I was only 10! I never realized then, how young my mom was, to lose her mom! Only 29! I am so blessed to still have her! So family shifted to my moms on sisters house! Well into are adult years as second cousins arrived! So as families grow traditions also shift! All of that are some of my favorite memories! With the new age of Social media, I am connected with many of my cousins , their children, grandchildren and down the line! 4th and 5th generations! I don’t know if many can say that! I believe it’s a gift! I love my cousins!! All still alive on the Knitz side! Can you see the times together in my story! A much simpler time! I would not trade for anything! Even though I have wrestled with my demons all of these years, I still know I can count on family! Always hugs and kisses! We don’t turn our back on each other! I’m pretty sure my children have that same bond with theirs! Good times and memories always out weigh the bad, if you make a list of pros and cons! I choose to look past faults, we all have them! I choose to love and forgive , not what we do or how we act! We can all be pretty unlovely sometimes! I have the gifts of forgiveness from God, family and friends! God bless all of you as you start another week! Whatever memories you made this weekend, cherish them! I love all of you! Have a wonderful day, make a memory!
Marilyn’s Heart 