My family and I absolutely love attending the family reunions. Every third year, my wife's family—the Bentleys—host an incredible reunion. I cherish the opportunity to see the legacy of one generation passed on to another and yet to another—so beautiful and wholesome.

In recent years, the "Bentley Reunions" have been primarily based upon the descendents of Floyd and Dora Bentley, formerly of Laverne, Oklahoma. Many of the children, grands, great-grands and beyond still reside within a hundred miles or so of this small town in the flat and dusty Panhandle of the 46th state of the Union. Foot races, card games (mostly Pitch and Rook), multi-generational softball, slip-n-slides, organized children's games, four-wheelin', a family auction of handmade or nostalgic items and of course lots and lots of food comprise the 2-day event, and even a Sunday family worship gathering.