Photo of one of the cottages
Frank and I drove to Oglebay Resort in West Virginia on Thursday to join the Copelands for an annual reunion. The highlights of our time together there were the Friday evening celebration of Grandma and Grandpa's 60th Anniversary, a trip into Pittsburgh with Ben and Sarah (Elizabeth and Chris met us there) to watch the Tigers play the Pirates, and occasional group gatherings where conversation was meaningful and thought provoking.
60th Anniversary Celebration
Sixteen members of our family gathered at the restaurant at Wilson Lodge for dinner Friday evening. This was the one time when we all were together. Grandma and Grandpa were visually emotional at times about this celebration of their years together and the family that resulted from their love and devotion. Jeri gave a toast that was "just right" for the occasion. After dinner we all headed back to the cabin, where we presented this special couple with a framed photograph of the two of them which is composed of over 500 tiny photos of various members of the family. Steve had put this together over the past few weeks, and it was quite cool. I felt very blessed that God gave me parents who fostered a family that is loving, accepting, and encouraging towards one another. The four origninal siblings (Jeri, Paige, Pam, and Steve) are all at mid-life now, and I felt a real awareness of time marching on as Mom and Dad are in the winter of their lives and one generation will soon pass into another. As I looked around the table that evening, I was reminded of a eulogy given at least twice on the recent TV movie Broken Trail: "Birth to death. . . Life is a journey between two eternities."
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