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There is an excitement when we get together with family and friends

nothing can compare…

with the joy seen on our faces 

with the laughter that fills the air.

One of the things I like most is when we’re all sitting around…and then

someone begins a conversation with the words…’remember when’…

As they show up in a whisper…or enter on a shout

they knock on a door within our heart and invite our memories out.

Because following every ‘remember when’….everyone sitting there 

will add their own perspective to a memory we share.

And before you know it ‘remember when’s’ are tossed out like beads in a parade

we raise our hands and catch them as they soar

we smile as we drape them ‘round our necks 

and eagerly wait for more. 

I suppose we don’t think about it much…

how lucky is the family…who

have made a multitude of memories that they can rummage through…

on an evening when they come together…around a table…in a den

and for a while share some smiles…

and some laughter…

as they remember when…

And when the house is empty…

enveloped in silence once again

we wonder 

at what point…

this night…

will become it’s own

‘remember when’.