Barson Cousins

The week of Thanksgiving we got together with my brother and all my sisters and their families. Ryan and Heather and their boys were here from Florida so Kathie and Mike and their girls came down and we spent the whole day together. Ryan and Heather also stayed with us for a few nights. It was so good to see them and so good to be together. It was the first time we had all been together since my mom and dad announced they were getting divorced at the beginning of the summer. I haven't written about it here and won't write about it much more because it was and is too painful. But, it was really, really good to be together. After we played all day with the kids, the adults went out to dinner and then had dessert at Kristen's house. I can't say enough how much I love my own little family and my brother and sisters and their spouses and kids. And I will be forever grateful for how supportive Nate and my kids have been over the last several months, along with our extended family and friends. Time does heal wounds, but I know some things will probably always hurt.