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Tis the season
of wonderful reunions of blessed families.

The March 1, 1908 union of
a deacon’s son and a preacher’s daughter
was blessed with ten children,
six boys and four girls.

Two of the ten children remain for us to enjoy . . .

Uncle Andy, front row—second from the left in the family photo above . . .

And his younger sister, Aunt Vera, who recently celebrated 90 years. She is in the front row, second from the right in the family photo.

From the ten children
were added thirty-nine grandchildren.

Many of those grandchildren gathered today for our biannual Rupp Reunion.

Lyn and Rita, daughters of Aunt Arvada, (little sister on the far left of the front row) were the industrious, capable, creative, and gracious hostesses.

Many years ago, 1958 to be exact,
The cousins sang, “Count Your Many Blessings”
as part of our grandparents' anniversary celebration.

So, as we gathered today,
in thankfulness to God,
for our heritage and our blessings,
we again sang our family song.

It truly was a wonderful day.

However, the reason that I hijacked this blog. . .

Donna’s very cute photo that surfaced today . . .
just had to be shared.

And now, Donna, your younger sister thanks you for the opportunity of being a guest writer.