Gill Reunion, Post Two; or the Post-Reunion Post

Would you just look at these faces?

And, for that matter, have a look at these behinds:

Thanks for that.


From my perspective, the Gill Family Reunion of 2010 was a big hit. We came together for swimming, fishing, boating, laughing, reminiscing, shady chute-ing, eating, volleyballing, talent showing, and sundry other sorts of merrymaking.

One noteworthy trend in the Gill Family demographic of recent years is the booming 0 to 6 age group. Little ones! So, yes, the weekend held much adorableness, much "awwwwwe"-ing, and many photo opportunities such as those above. It also held a quite a few opportunities for talking about playing nice, and particularly about sharing. When I think of it now, sharing is really what the weekend was about for all of us, not just the babies and toddlers. We shared smiles and tears. We shared meals and dances. We shared news from our lives. We shared space and time. We shared prayers (spoken and sung). And--as Jason mentioned in his sermon on Sunday morning--every time we come together we just dive right into the sharing with no hesitation. As a Gill-by-association, I marvel at how at-home I feel with the whole Gill clan and how they have been willing from the start to share their family with me. 

For this and for everything we shared, I thank God.