The Time Machine
While this week is a sad one in the history of our family, we have much to be grateful for including our vast and extended family. In 1945, my Grandpa Kenney passed away on February 14th, forever impacting the trajectory of our family. More recently, in 2021, my cousin Kathy passed away on February 20th. I have so much love and appreciation for both of them on this day of love. Without the two of them, and so many more, I would not be connected to my some really awesome people!
This weekend when my pipes burst up at camp, I was immediately welcomed over to my cousins' house in Lunenburg. It was magical. Not only did I get a chance to celebrate my Cousin Katie's birthday, I sat around their kitchen table again. We sat there, eating and telling stories for hours. For me, that kitchen table is like a time machine or portal that transports me back to another era, and I have been lost in time ever since. I remember all of the family reunions we had out in that very barn on Bobbin Mill Road. I imagine what Lunenburg must have been like, back in the day, when my Grandpa Kenney met my Grammie Catherine for the first time and swept her off her feet. Okay, you can call me a romantic, but Valentine's Day is not always wine and roses for many. Even in my sentimental longing and remembering, I remain centered in love and gratitude for my immediate, and my extended, family. As a family, if we can look back and learn from the past as we make new memories together, we can stay connected for generations to come. I can't help but think that Grandpa Kenney and Cousin Kathy would be rather pleased by that.
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