True or false? And then what do you say to that person?
Recently in Northern California, we experienced a 6.1 earthquake. I have experienced earthquakes in California (and even one on Long Island, NY), tornadoes in Illinois and Nebraska, and hurricanes, and would not wish any of these on anyone, but my two-part question this month is; (1) have you ever experienced any of these and (2) which do you think sounds more frightening?
 In March 2014, led by the vision of Tuan Reynolds of Roanoke, VA, and others, the Reynolds side of the family started a Reynolds Family page on Facebook. Pictured left are the family patriarch (Tazwell Reynolds, born in 1862 in Franklin County, VA) and the matriarch (Mariah Guerrant Reynolds, born in in 1863 in Franklin County, VA). They were wed in 1885. They were born when Abraham Lincoln was U.S. president. Today their descendants are productive and nationwide. To the members and friends of the family, what has the experience now been like connecting or re-connecting with family on the Reynolds Family page (and beyond)?
http://roanokerelatives.weebly.com/clarence-c-reynolds.html  When you were young, did you ever curse or cuss around your parents or grownups? What happened? Today do your children or young people curse around you?
 I was having a discussion with a friend recently and he commented on the belief that fewer young people, and in particular young men, are in Church today. This caused me to wonder about something. When you were growing up, was your minister, pastor (or Imam) also very visible in your community or did he (or she) primarily stay in the pulpit?
 Think about a friend or relative who passed recently or in the last year or two or who just moved far away (or is very ill), did you get a chance to tell that person that you loved him or her? Or did you miss that chance? I hope you did not miss that chance. Please don't miss this or the next chance.
 How old were you when you went to your first family reunion, where was it held and which branch of your family coordinated this reunion?
 Click here to listen to one of our four family conference calls that took place on Saturday, January 12, 2013. Click here.
What do you think about this or is this important? Please leave your comments here. What do you think about this or is this important? Please leave your comments here.  As I continue to record our family's history with your help, I would greatly appreciate your candid feedback about how I did this first year (2012). My feelings are not easily hurt, so I also welcome criticism. But if I say so myself, I think I did pretty good for the first year! But I value your words more. KOH
 Is Jesus the reason for the season? Will you celebrate too commercial Christmas and very cultural Kwanzaa? Only Christmas? Only Kwanzaa? Hanukkah? Neither, none or something else? I do not see a conflict so since 1980, I have also celebrated Kwanzaa, as well as the less commercial aspects of Christmas! Since 2010, I have also started recognizing January 1st (instead of Juneteenth) as a better time to celebrate Independence Day for African-Americans. Why? Because that was the day that Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect (January 1, 1863). How about you?
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Keith Orlando Hilton, PhD
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