Cousin Love
June 8, 2021
by Leah Floyd
“Friends might choose you at some point in your life, but cousins loved you from the start.” — Anonymous
Cousins share a very special bond. They are your first best friends; they are the only ones who understand your family dynamic. You learn so much from your cousin relationships. How to laugh, how to have fun, and most importantly how to value family. We learn what matters most in life, and learn about the most important thing in life from our cousins - love. I will forever cherish the memories I have of my dear cousin Matt.
We remember people for many different reasons. Maybe their great laugh, or outgoing personality. Maybe because they share a unique viewpoint, or know how to tell an interesting story. With my cousin Matt, what I will remember most is a life well-lived and a person well-loved.
When we were kids all the cousins loved going to hang at our Aunt Fran’s house. She was the “cool” aunt that had soda, pizza, candy, and every VHS video you could ever want to watch. Not to mention Atari games galore, which Matt often won. Out of all the cousins, Matt was always the “good” one. His kindness and soft- spoken nature impressed everyone. Holidays were always a special time in our family and I can remember that whenever Matt walked through the door the whole room would light up! People would crowd around him…….the seniors, the adults, the teens, the kids, even the dogs. He had a magnetic appeal like no other and didn’t know a stranger.
To know Matt was to know you were cared for, was to know kindness, was to know faith, was to know what a good man really is. Matt was one of the best men I have ever had the privilege of knowing and I was lucky enough to call him my family.
Loved ones will leave us, but the love stays with us forever. The comfort that we have during this time of pain is knowing that Matt will be in our hearts and memories forever.
Matt, by blood you were my cousin, in my heart you were my friend. We all love you and miss you very much and you will forever be honored and remembered.
“We didn’t realize we were making memories; we just knew we were having fun.” – Winnie the Pooh
Cousins share a very special bond. They are your first best friends; they are the only ones who understand your family dynamic. You learn so much from your cousin relationships. How to laugh, how to have fun, and most importantly how to value family. We learn what matters most in life, and learn about the most important thing in life from our cousins - love. I will forever cherish the memories I have of my dear cousin Matt.
We remember people for many different reasons. Maybe their great laugh, or outgoing personality. Maybe because they share a unique viewpoint, or know how to tell an interesting story. With my cousin Matt, what I will remember most is a life well-lived and a person well-loved.
When we were kids all the cousins loved going to hang at our Aunt Fran’s house. She was the “cool” aunt that had soda, pizza, candy, and every VHS video you could ever want to watch. Not to mention Atari games galore, which Matt often won. Out of all the cousins, Matt was always the “good” one. His kindness and soft- spoken nature impressed everyone. Holidays were always a special time in our family and I can remember that whenever Matt walked through the door the whole room would light up! People would crowd around him…….the seniors, the adults, the teens, the kids, even the dogs. He had a magnetic appeal like no other and didn’t know a stranger.
To know Matt was to know you were cared for, was to know kindness, was to know faith, was to know what a good man really is. Matt was one of the best men I have ever had the privilege of knowing and I was lucky enough to call him my family.
Loved ones will leave us, but the love stays with us forever. The comfort that we have during this time of pain is knowing that Matt will be in our hearts and memories forever.
Matt, by blood you were my cousin, in my heart you were my friend. We all love you and miss you very much and you will forever be honored and remembered.
“We didn’t realize we were making memories; we just knew we were having fun.” – Winnie the Pooh
