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certain event that we are missing, and we try to remember as many details and aspects as we can, especially ev- erything about the event that we truly loved. We do not set a time frame for this lovely evening, but rather just al- low our memories to have a voice. For us, we have held our Breiten- bush Family Retreat in Oregon for the past 33 years and there has never been a year that we have skipped, until this year when the retreat center is closed due to the pandemic. We love all of our work, but this weeklong work- shop is definitely our favorite, as our children and grandsons participate as well. No retreat this year, but we have 33 years of beautiful memories to cherish. We have set aside several evenings to just talk about the retreat and remember as much as we can, to laugh at the funny parts, and allow the meaningful parts to touch our hearts once again … to actually feel the memories rather than just think- ing about them. Always we end our “memory times” feeling more grati- tude than any movie or especially a news show can ever bring. Children can also participate in reminisces, and parents can make it
BY JOYCE AND BARRY VISSELL
Our memories are very precious!!! During this pandemic, so much has been taken from us. Where we live in California, our children will not be al- lowed to go back to school in the fall. Our religious institutions will have to continue online services. Many of the gyms have been closed. Restaurants for the most part are closed. Europe, Canada and Mexico have put a ban on all American tourists. Hawaii is to- tally closed to others, unless you want to quarantine for 14 days. Theaters closed, no concerts, and the list goes on and on. Everyone is missing some- thing important for them. For us, the fact that we cannot do our workshops, work that we have done for the past 45 years and we dearly love, causes hurt to our hearts. But one thing that cannot be taken away is our memories. I would like to invite everyone reading this to reflect on their memories either by themselves or share them with others. Rather than watching TV shows or movies, looking at social media, or the news, why not have a memory evening. We love to do this. We have dinner together, and talk about a
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