This is Memorial Day weekend. A time for us to stop and remember those who have given their lives in order for us to enjoy the freedoms that we do. But there is another tradition in my family for Memorial Day. It is a day to remember those relatives that have gone before us.
My Grandma Hoskins was a big one for this. I remember every Memorial Day having to go with her to plant flowers at the graves of family members. These were people that had died before I was born or when I was really young, so I did not know them. But I grew to know them through this tradition.
I do not live near enough to do this for my grandma, which makes me rather sad. And so on this Memorial Day I will try and remember her by talking about her with my son so that he can know her even though he has never met her.
