Easter With The Family

This year our family will be all together for Easter for the first time in many years. I'm looking forward to our gathering. My brother and his wife, my sister and her husband, my youngest brother, our Mother and I will gather around 1pm and have dinner shortly thereafter. A friend suggested that I take many pictures because we may not be able to get the whole group together again. I wish that my nephews and their families could be here. They live 7 hours away so that is not possible. I've always wished that my brother and his children lived in NJ because we only get to see them a couple of times a year since they live such a distance from here. I feel a bit of sadness inspite of the anticipate joy I know I will experience when Easter comes and we're all together. As the years go by our extended family dwindles. I miss all who have gone on to the "greater reward". Having my nephews and great nephews and great niece so far away doesn't fill the void left by the family members who have passed on. There continues to be a bit of emptiness there for family. I'm not lonely, however. I have many activities and people to do things with, I just miss the sense of "family" which was so strong just a few years ago. Bless all the relatives who have gone on to better things. I pray for all of you and hope that you're all looking down on me with your blessings. I love you and miss you all.