Surprise

I was doing a quick login to a well known genealogy site to check on information about a great grandfather. Something I had never seen before caught my eye. The window said “message.” I scrolled over to it and clicked to open. As I read, tears filled my eyes as I realized it was a message from a cousin who was among my dearest friends as a child. I have not seen her in nearly fifty years. My last “Google” search had shown her in Charleston, South Carolina, but the message indicated she was living near Richmond, Virginia. Memories rushed back as I responded to her message with my current email address, telephone number and connection to this blog site. Last night I received an email that helped fill in some gaps. She shared with me the news that her husband had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as well. The reconnection was growing deeper. Knowing that she is within a two hour radius from the farm is encouragement that we will reconnect in person soon. The ten siblings in my father’s family have long gone and of the offspring from those siblings, only six remain. As springtime gives promise of its not too distant arrival, I hope to facilitate a reunion of the Millner cousins who remain. What a blessing that an intended search for a great grandfather born in 1845 would render a reconnection to a cousin who was born more than a century later. Gratitude abounds today for blessings that lift thoughts to the wonders of God’s creation.