Forever Family
A few weeks ago, I attended a Gray Family reunion. I married into the Gray family on June 4, 1967. Although Lawrence “Lonnie” Gray and I dissolved our marriage vows in 1981, we later developed a friendship based on our mutual love for the children we nurtured together, and I remain attached in name and spirit to this wonderful, splendidly unconventional family; unconventional because being a part of this family sticks until forever whether membership came through marriage or birth. Once a Gray, always a Gray, and that goes for ex spouses and stepchildren no matter what the legal system might dictate. Even after her son and I opted to end our marriage, my dear, sweet mother-in-law Bonnie and I remained steadfast friends and continued to make occasional trips together. “Well,” she would say, “we didn’t get a divorce.” ...