tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post5695989703960494806..comments2023-09-18T08:44:40.951-05:00Comments on faith in community: CousinsDiane M. Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-24711600570963904042008-07-07T09:55:00.000-05:002008-07-07T09:55:00.000-05:00I too am guilty of letting connection slip away fo...I too am guilty of letting connection slip away for long periods of time. when we do get together with extended family we always have a great time and say things like, "we need to do this more often."<BR/><BR/>Well, we don't do it more often, and I have come to realize that it is just as much their doing as mine. Perhaps those blue moon occasions are enough to sustain our relationships, and perhaps that's why we enjoy one another's company during those time we do get together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-16443140534373002972008-07-07T00:27:00.000-05:002008-07-07T00:27:00.000-05:00great post... and great picture too!great post... and great picture too!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024890178871764120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-76264357114094295382008-07-07T00:21:00.000-05:002008-07-07T00:21:00.000-05:00Thanks.I needed that.Thanks.<BR/>I needed that.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662429826507775390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-70290744925234193722008-07-06T23:11:00.000-05:002008-07-06T23:11:00.000-05:00I just spent the weekend sitting with extended fam...I just spent the weekend sitting with extended family at several baseball games...it was wonderful!!!dust bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022424939989019515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-34005516122047493732008-07-06T21:22:00.000-05:002008-07-06T21:22:00.000-05:00It is important to keep family and church relation...It is important to keep family and church relationships going, but it is easy to let pressing, mundane details keep us from doing that. Thanks for the reminder.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-16116372896385569722008-07-06T20:59:00.000-05:002008-07-06T20:59:00.000-05:00Great post Diane.I was with my extended family and...Great post Diane.<BR/><BR/>I was with my extended family and I struggle with my feelings of great affection for them, I truly love them.<BR/><BR/>But the gulf of social, political and even spiritual choices among us (and yes we are all Catholics) is always a challenge.<BR/><BR/>So I left feeling a mix of things.<BR/><BR/>I loved reading your post though and it softened my heart.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-72901063903103369472008-07-06T20:54:00.000-05:002008-07-06T20:54:00.000-05:00I feel the same way about my own extended family.....I feel the same way about my own extended family...it seems that we only get together for funerals. I actually do more with Fellow Traveler's extended family. Maybe it's a case of familiarity breeding contempt; I don't know.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.com