Posts Tagged With: family
Reflections
Today I made new header for my blog. It made me reflect on those who have influenced me who are no longer here. My Grandma Virtue who was always a kid at heart. She grew up so very little, in the home of her stern Grandmother. In spite of that she was not [...]
Holes in Our Hearts
I seems the holiday season always reminds of the holes in our hearts left by those who have gone before us. Those members of our family and friends who made our time her special. My Aunt Linda and Aunt Nancy were sisters and best friends. One of the things that the did was make [...]
A Piece of History Was Lost
Sunday morning David Sherman Virtue passed away at 94 years of age. To me this man was my Uncle Sherm, though to be correct he was my Great Uncle. Uncle Sherm was the keeper of the story, our family story. He carried on a tradition started long before him. Our first ancestor to [...]
Breaking with Tradition
All holidays are seeped deep in tradition, none more so than the Christmas holidays. We from our earliest childhood memories have something that we associate with Christmas. Most of us have wonderful memories of family, special meals and special gifts. Others the memories aren’t so pleasant and the holiday was not the best of times. [...]
To Grandmother’s House We go
This time of year makes me think of the seasonal classic song, “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…” Growing up Thanksgiving was a wonderful holiday and gave me some of my best family memories. It was a holiday all about family, gathering and being thankful for our blessings. Our [...]
Brother Dear
Today I talked with my brother who recently underwent surgery. It was cut short by other health issues, that prohibited completion of all the desired procedures. He is younger than me and as a youngster I felt the role of protector as his big sister. He eventually grew taller and larger than I and I [...]
Pivotal Moments
In everyone’s life there are days that become pivotal moments. Pivotal moments are those things that change your perspective on life. I am sure that many of life’s pivotal moments happen and you don’t even know that they happened. They are subtle and they change your destiny without you even knowing it. Others are “Ah-ha” [...]
Importance of Family & Friends
We just returned from a vacation to visit family and friends. It has been a long time since we took this type of vacation. This type of vacation is the one where you don’t plan sight-seeing, but instead try to visit as many members of your family and dear friends in a very short [...]
Some of My Pictures
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