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better time for reflection than the start of a new year. This year brings excitement and possibilities begging to be planned. But before I cracked open the new Day-Timer, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on where our family had come, if only to see clearer where we’re headed.
In reflection, I wandered into our family traditions—both past and present. A lot of those memories were centered around the family table. Dearest to me was my Nana’s traditional New Year’s Day meal. When the meal was ready, she’d gather us by exclaiming, “Root in or risk a year of bad luck.” She was warding off misfortune in the coming year by serving pork—a symbol of good luck passed down from her Southern upbringing.
As our children leave the nest, move to distant cities, and start families of their own, our traditions tend to change—or worse—they become increasingly difficult to keep. So these days I don’t have a yearning to satisfy a taste bud as much as a craving in my soul to savor the moment. As the sun rises on a new year, my loved ones will stir under their cozy blankets and wake to the intoxicating aroma of warm beignets and hot cocoa. Downstairs I’ll be starting the roux for gumbo to be served over the drone of college football. I wish I had a romantic story that weaved back through time connecting us to this new tradition, but I figured it doesn’t really matter.
Traditions bond us and clothe us in kinship and belonging. They rekindle memories, remind us of loved ones lost, and bathe us in security. Traditions are the connection between us and the generations to come, and they need to be cherished and kept alive. For me, they’re worth their weight in cornbread.
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