SHARING FAMILY FUN TIMES
Our Family Gatherings have a certain magic when we share together! Nothing soothes the heart more than a taste of Mom’s cooking and baking! (These days, Mom is the daughter or daughter-in-law!!) Oh, if we could keep time from flying!! Much laughter and fun as our family creates many priceless memories! When my kids were young, the excitement of being with Grandma and Grandpa was such joy. Whiffs of food cooking and desserts all around kept our mouths watering until dinner time! Then, I was the Grandma and the love of my life was the Grandpa! Great memories were made at these special times! We all grow up and old too fast!
A new Reality sets in when we find ourselves guests at our children’s home and family table! How we want so much to go back! Emotions of sadness and joy fill our hearts as we ponder times past! We know very well those are momentary desires. Now we keep those thoughts as precious snapshots in our hearts to bring us comfort! Going back is not an option we really want.
What we do want is to hold each child in our arms longer as we hug hellos and good bys! Spending time with them individually is also moments we cherish, but not always possible as often as we like. Our family gatherings go by too fast! Our conversations are our golden keepsakes, but oh, how we learn that times passed are our memories so different from each other! That often brings about some amusing and entertaining stories!
We enjoy our precious times with our family. Time is fleeting, isn’t it? Before we know it, we awake in our golden years with so much more to do and accomplish and so little time left. We do not desire to live forever, but backward visits is also an occasional delightful treasure!
Memories Fade; Love Remains
I loved reminiscing with old pictures of our family gatherings! The pictures and the harmonious smells of bread baking can really transport me back to those days! I love replicating many of my Mother’s special recipes. As my kids grew, my Mother would visit for three weeks at a time to help bake and prepare for the holidays. She taught me well.
Mom and I always had lots to laugh about. (At least when I grew up, that is!) As youngsters, she disciplined like a Military General raising eight kids as a very young widow! I could suggest the craziest things to my Mom (when I was older) and she was game for all of them.
Oh, how I miss all the sisters and brothers lost through the years! Now I have but one left and she is older than me. We only live two hours from each other, but two hours driving keeps getting harder for both of us. What fun times we had! I am sharing a few of Mom’s ethnic recipes on this site because I do not want them fading into oblivion. Mom took such pride in her cooking and constant baking! Plus it was all delicious! I owe her memory the legacy of sharing!
REGISTER ON RIGHT and KEEP UPDATED WITH NEW STUFF!
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to be thankful for all we have! Beautiful colors glisten on the trees! How gorgeous is our world around us! Fall is a spectacular time as we crunch leaves beneath our feet and marvel at the beautiful sunsets. God is awesome with His paint brush!
Before we blink, Christmas will stare back at us. Time to get moving on our cards and gifts! There are many amazing recipe gifts and ideas featured here on my website with much more coming! Surf the menu on left and check back often for more stuff!
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