Family Reunions

I just checked out Mark's blog (worship pastor at FBCH) and he has a post about his family reunion.
I have to say that I am so envious of those who have family reunions. I have told Luke that when we get older and our kids are grown and married w/ kids that I envision our huge family at the park (or better yet, the beach) catching up on life w/ one another. Also, there are a ton of kids running around playing. My prayer is that everyone in our family is speaking to one another ;-) (which has not always been the case in both Luke and I's family) and that all of us have relationships w/ God AND no divorce.

This is what one of Mark's relatives wrote on his blog which I thought was great:
5 Lessons/Reminders from Family Reunions:1. We are different....different interests and different passions, but we have a common thread....WE ARE FAMILY.
2. Life is short and family is vitally important. Carve out more time in the year to all get together.
3. There is a window of time with kids....make the most of it...because they grow up.
4. God has placed us in the families that we are in for a reason....enjoy it....don't take it for granted.
5. Leaving a spiritual legacy and heritage is crucial. As I looked around at the 45 or so of us....I couldn't help but think of the spiritual seeds that were sown years ago into this family.