The importance of family

This week I had something unexpected happen. Hmmm... maybe it was one of those posts I got. You know, the ones that say if you forward it to ten people in ten minutes you'll have good luck?

Anyway, I enjoy genealogy and have posted my tree on the internet. I use my yahoo email just because. Last week I went there to clean out the spam, and I had one email out of 1,192 that was a personal one to me. The subject was "family tree maker info" and I almost deleted it along with the others!

This wonderful email was from my cousin Di. Now what's the big deal there, you say?

I lost contact with this cousin in 1969, when my mother passed away. The last time I saw Di was at the funeral. Di is a lot younger than I am, because I'm the oldest of the oldest. So I'm more like an aunt to her in age talk.

I knew she was somewhere, but not spelling her married name right hindered me from ever finding her. She found me! But here's the really cute part. She didn't know who I was! Now isn't that nifty?

I am thrilled beyond words. This cousin has always been very dear to me, and we grew up having the same grandma raise us, and at the same time. Di was a toddler and I was a teenager then.

I know that the Lord had to orchestrate this. He is so generous. Thank you Lord for Di, and for putting us together again.

Kathygirl