Independence Day Family Traditions

School is out, the temperature is up, boats are on the lake – summer is in full swing.  For some families, it’s a time of heading out on vacation; for others, it’s a time of visiting relatives; but, for others it might simply be a time of keeping your head down and praying you can hold on until the start of the new school year.

Family is a wonderful thing, and, the older I get, the more I understand just how significant it truly is.  It’s not simply the big moments that are important, it is every moment – from the sleepless nights comforting a sick child or long weekends with the grandkids, to the turning of tassels and watching teary-eyed flesh and blood say, “I do.”  Each moment shapes your family, not only in the the present, but for generations to come.

Traditions are those things we do, time after time, year after year, which help to shape our family identity.  Family traditions, like America itself, are as unique as the people who carry them out.  There is no right or wrong way to create them, and, most often, they come to be without us even realizing it.  Maybe it’s the Memorial weekend at the state park with your extended family.  Perhaps it’s the order in which your family always opened its Christmas gifts.  Maybe it’s that same joke your brother in law tells every Thanksgiving, the backyard campfire, boat float or lobster bake on the 4th of July.  Each little experience becomes a part of who you are.

As Independence Day approaches, let’s not get too caught up in the busyness of summer and miss taking the time to build family traditions. After all,  these moments – both the super exciting and the seemingly-benign – will become a part of the future.  Be sure to enjoy them.

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Note: Timberhaven will be closed on Monday, July 4th in honor of Independence Day. We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend, everyone.

 

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