Family and Friend

This topic hit me during an 8 AM messaging session with my first cousin, that sometimes in life we overlook our obvious friends. I use to lightly joke that I didn't need friends because I had enough first cousins and whenever I go home they are All I hang out with. However they are sometimes the ones we take for granted or the last we check on. I was missing my cousin and home during our messaging session, wishing that I could be home to share in her upcoming joy; to be one of the first to visit or a regular on the weekend. Our session reminded me of all the special occasions we use to share at the children's birthday parties or her annual Christmas Eve party. It was a feel good family moment in which I realized she wasn't just my cousin but also my friend and what is so great about that is we are blessed to come from a family in which many of us are friends.