Sundays In South Carolina

On a recent visit to the Beaufort, SC area one of the joyous moments came in watching children and their parents enjoy a warm, early spring afternoon at a local community park. The simple joys of life are many years behind some of us who could only wish perhaps, to once again enjoy an afternoon as a young child on a playground.

As you may think back to years past and perhaps to the days at hand, take the opportunity to share a brief note with us about your Family Sunday remembrances or current activities and we may soon ask for you to share more details.

john@familysundays.com

Spreading The Word About Family Sundays.com

Columbus recently hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, which provided a good opportunity to meet people from southern California, Illinois and Tennessee. I briefly shared my web site address and asked these nice people to visit the web site sometime soon. The UT alumni party at the Frog Bear & Bar was wonderful, too.

I utilized the same approach during a recent visit to River Street in the historic riverfront district of Savannah, Georgia and during a related stay in nearby Beaufort, South Carolina. As I met with these wonderful people, good friend and business associate Anthony Huey of Reputation Management Associates, Inc. in Columbus passed along the www.familysundays.com web site name during training seminars he conducted in other parts of the country.

The initial effort here is simply to spread the word about the web site, encourage as many people as possible to visit, and perhaps share some personal stories as part of my research on Family Sunday remembrances. --- JW

Aging Parents Still Wonderful Folks

As a Baby Boomer, the subject of aging parents ranks as a very high area of concern among many. I feel blessed in that my mother Katie will celebrate her 78th birthday this month and my father Bill will celebrate his 82nd birthday in July.

I recently opened and reviewed some of the contents of what might best be described as a time capsule of sorts. It was a box of old letters and photographs from my college years in the late 1970s. Among those contents saved were many letters sent to me then by my mother as well as my father. As I read several of these written by each parent 30 years ago, I again was reminded of the great love they have always had for their only son.

Their health is gradually fading and they remain somewhat active. My mother often can not remember what a person had said a moment or two earlier, but she has great memories of many years past. My father also is less active and remains alert. I thank my parents for the many great years we have shared, including many Family Sundays. And as we approach Mother's 78th birthday, I am also thankful for the past 48 years which I have been privileged to share and enjoy with them both.

JW

Family Sundays

Please visit our new web page at www.familysundays.com and share your stories.

JW

FamilySundays.com Launched

The new Family Sundays website is being launched this weekend and ties in nicely to the blog site. By visiting www.familysundays.com readers will be able to get more detailed information on the Family Sundays project. As the site design still needs a bit more refinement, my hope is that you will find it interesting. You can follow subject matter on Family Sundays now from the blog and the web site together.

JW