\u00a0We\u2019re packed to the brim — literally and emotionally — as Carl and I hit the road to Fort Worth, Texas, for the annual Noble Family Reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trunk? Loaded with over 75 Silent Auction items. My heart? Loaded with anticipation, love, and just a smidge of \u201cplease Lord, let this all come together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This isn\u2019t just a road trip — it\u2019s a homecoming. From California to Texas, cousins, grandkids, aunts, uncles, and more will gather to laugh, hug, eat (hallelujah!), and tell stories that always start with, \u201cDo y\u2019all remember the time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agenda includes a talent show, family competitions, a business meeting that catches us up with all the news and even a time of memorializing a family member who passed away during the ice and snow this winter and we couldn\u2019t make it to the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a phenomenon, really. In a world where people can go for years without a phone call, this family chooses to show up. To remember where we came from. To honor the ones who started it all. To celebrate the new babies, the newlyweds, the grads, and the growing tribe that keeps adding chairs to the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve had a blast gathering treasures for the Silent Auction — many from the Vincentian Family Center where I volunteer. It\u2019s a gold mine of joy and surprises, and I\u2019ve scooped up some finds that\u2019ll have folks bidding with glee. And every dollar raised? Goes right back to the family \u2013 gifts for milestones, and even the upkeep of the cemetery where beloved ancestors rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 reminds us: \u201cImpress [these truths] on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road.\u201d And oh, we will. With every shared memory, every laugh, every tear — we are imprinting legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psalm 133:1 says it best: \u201cHow good and pleasant it is when God\u2019s people live together in unity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So here we go. Another Noble adventure. Another year of celebrating the roots that hold us and the branches that keep reaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because families like this? Aren\u2019t normal. They\u2019re Noble.
Let\u2019s make our memories count and let\u2019s celebrate the roots that ground us and the branches that keep growing. \ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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