What a wonderful gift family is! I got to tell you, I am excited to have a family reunion in June next year. It seems as if the older we get, the more spread out we get. Different branches of the same tree spread out all over the United States (and some in Poland). God has truly blessed us to have a family that desires to reconnect. Frani is talking about working on a family tree to present at the family reunion, and I just got to thinking about the details of this family. Being so young, I only new my grandpa and grandpa (Henry and Rachel) but just from those two, four separate lives were started. Those “branches” burst forth into twelve new “branches” (if you are reading this and are offended by being called a branch, I deeply apologize). From those twelve how many more “branches” will sprout and mature making a mark on the world we live in. And the tree spreads more and more, impacting this world in ways we can only guess.
I, for one, hope that all sixteen branches can make it to this reunion. We can laugh together, share precious memories together, cry together, and just reconnect. I hope to see you all in June.
-Matthew Johnson
I think we need to set the date for our reunion for 2008. That way we can do more planning and everyone can have more input. What say ye? Frani
Kinda late for this year. Especially for the summer part. Maybe Christmas. If all goes well, I may be visiting the Klemm’s that are in Wegrow, Poland this year to reconnect since my grandparents died almost 30 yrs ago. I did let them know about this website.