We just got back from Kinston, NC and the Jones/Sutton family reunion (my mother-in-laws side). We had such a great time. I saw uncles 'dropping it like it was hot,' I saw aunties 'shaking what their mothers gave them,' I saw church folks almost go off over a game of softball, and I've had more than my fair share of vinegar-based barbeque and hushpuppies (this is why pictures of us at the beach will not be posted).
We stayed with Virgil's grandmother, who celebrated her 94th b-day! God is so amazing! This 94 year old woman still works every day and gets down on her knees to pray. She cooked a buffet for us on Saturday that included things I didn't even know belonged at breakfast, like fried potatoes, rice and gravy, and chicken wings?!?!?!? But what I will take most from her is her wisdom, there is much that we all can gain from a woman of her wisdom.
I also got to see my nieces, one of whom I've never seen before. I also got to see first hand my brother-in-law and how much he's grown into a young man. The once playful and always teasing boy who was 11 years old when I first began dating Virgil, Sr. is now a married, ex-marine, and father of two beautiful children. It was warming to see him interact so lovingly with his two daughters.
As we traveled back to Virginia on Sunday, I couldn’t help feeling a renewed sense of just how important family really is to each other. God deems the family so important that often in the bible it is used as the building block of the spiritual family of God. This was the first of a tri-annual family reunion and people are already anxiously awaiting the next one.
Now that we've been to Kinston, Winston-Salem is calling...
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