A day spent with someone dear.

Yesterday my daughter, Rachel came down for a short visit. We have always been close and even though she has married and lives 3 hours away we still remain close. It is always a joy when she comes to visit. We talk and spend time revisiting the past, just like we did today through old pictures. I also have a son, Jason. Rachel and I and her dad (for he was off work today) spent the morning looking at pictures and remembering the good times we had when they were both at home. There are always bad things or unpleasant things that happen even in the best of families, but is is always better to remember the good things. We don't usually take pictures of the bad times but the good times. Birthday parties, special trips, Christmas, family gatherings, special achievements- all remembered in pictures. I would suggest to every family to get out the old photo box and spend some time looking over the old photos, you would be surprised the things that each one remembers about a special event. With the holidays coming up, it would be a great time just to pause and take a look back . As your family grows with the addition of grandchildren, the picture box gets fuller and the memories more numerous. Family is precious and those memories will be too for a long time to come.