Published on October 02, 2025
So this today was very special because i got to reconnect with my cousin Byron Bordelon and his family in Picayune. It had been way to many years since I last time I saw them at a family funeral in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Byron and his wife Jill have 3 grown children and 2 young grandchildren. It was great catch up with them and the opportunity to share the Tour de five guys adventure with them as well!
I am reminded of a great reflection of family in the movie "finding Forrester":
Losing family
Losing family obliges us to find our family. Not always the family that is our blood, but the family that can become our blood. Should we have the wisdom to open our door to this new family, we will find that the wishes we had for the father, who once guided us and for the brother, who once inspired us…“
… The only thing left to say will be: “I wish I had seen this, or I wish I had done that, or I wish…
Most of you are too young to know what your wishes will be. But when I read these words…words of hope, dreams, I realize that the one wish that was granted to me, so late in life was the gift of friendship.”
May we be grateful for the family we have, and may we be open to forming new connections and relationships that bring us joy and happiness.
Byron and I are more committed to staying touch going forward and they are an inspiration as they enter the new chapter in their life - GRANDCHILDREN!
