When immediate family members live long distances away life continues; sometimes without giving them much thought. In our personal lives we dread over maintaining a long-distance relationship. People will comment long-distance attempts at love are impossible to maintain. The excuses are endless. Regarding family though, how could we so easily dismiss them because they live a considerable distance away? Going further, I know people with family members living within miles they only see a few times a year – if that. Life is too short to live alone. Our children need family to maintain a sense of history in our world.
A constant grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin can make a tremendous difference in the life of a child. Adolescents crave to achieve a sense of belonging as they enter adulthood and extended family members can give that to them. As we venture out on our own we can do so, with comfort, knowing our immediate and extended family will always be there for us. A loving family will do all those things for our children.
As fall approaches and people tend to stay indoors try reaching out to all those family members you’ve always wanted to “catch-up” with; rejoice in conversations about your childhood and tell them how important they were in deciding the person you’ve become today. People come and go in our lives, but family is forever. Why not reach out and reconnect with them? A close family is invaluable – not just for our children – but to us as well.
Have a great day and God Bless.
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