Daily Thoughts

This week I was able to make contact with cousins that I have never met. My first cousins, Herman White, George White (GW), and Margaret White (don’t know her married name) were much older than me. I believe is 18 years older than me, which made her now deceased brothers 20+ years older than me.

I have talked to David White who is Herman’s son. I sent Darrell a text and he responded, is Margaret’s son. I also sent a text to Steve Nelson, who is the grandson of GW, he responded. I also sent Nicole, Steve’s sister a text, her response was odd as she asked me if I knew her mother.

I fault the first cousins of the Bell family tree for the loss of contact within the Bell family tree. We grew up and grew apart. We each went our separate ways, some of us rarely spoke or saw brothers/sisters. There have been family members to visit Nashville, and not contact me. When I found out that a first cousin had been in contact with David White, I wondered to self why he kept that information to himself.

I realize that once the limb is broken on a family tree, it cannot be fixed. I have accepted that I may never meet those lost cousins, but I did open the door and they do have my contact information.

Family.

A Thought for the Day.