Home at last! Family Reunion was . . . OK, way too many adjectives to choose from. Seeing familiar faces and brand new faces, listening to the new programs and products, being inspired, remembering our past and planning our future, laughing and crying. So many emotions caught up in so few days!

What did you miss? I will let others post on here their “Ah-Ha” moments, because I heard so many. I checked my email this morning and one of our newest Team Leaders, Kim Sharp wrote me, “I’ve only been home 3 hours and I’ve already sold one of our new products!” Kim came home and immediately contacted some of her customers about the new products and was making sales! Kim, I am so proud of you!

There were so many success stories that I heard during the weekend. Without a doubt, Tami Van Hoy, Ken Johnson, John Himelfarb and Barb Willard inspired us all to dig deep, to be all that God created us to be, to dream, to aspire, to climb higher, to take that extra step and take action in our lives.

We laughed and cried listening to stories from leaders in the company about the history of Homemade Gourmet and of their history in it. From humblest beginnings to today, we have been a family filled with love, hope and a mission! I am so grateful to the Taste Testing Team for their support and the fantastic job they all did during the New Product Launch. It was so hard to keep a straight face as they performed.

I am also grateful for those leaders that attended the breakout sessions and shared their wisdom with the newer distributors. In my breakout sessions, Peggy, Kim, Kate, Chris and many others shared ideas and really welcomed new distributors to the family.

I am home now. Tired, but it is a good tired. Thank you to everyone who made Family Reunion so wonderful. Thank you for your kind comments, your helpful suggestions, your excitement, your friendship and for being a part of our family!

I always said that it is difficult to explain to those who could not attend Family Reunion what it was like. I have only touched the surface. For those of you who attended, could you help? Please share your experiences, so that everyone can have a small taste (sorry, couldn’t help it, hee hee) of Family Reunion.

I’m already excited about next year! - Cindy

Can you believe that Family Reunion is only a week away???

I know that there are many new distributors attending this year’s convention who have never attended one before. I remember before my first Family Reunion wondering if it would be fun. I was also a little nervous. I didn’t know very many of the people that were going.

What I found was there was no opportunity to be lonely. I met so many wonderful friendly people from all over the United States. And between the General Sessions and the Break Out Sessions, I was constantly either taking notes or on the move.

I wanted to give everyone an opportunity to share. Are you a first timer? Any concerns? Have you been to Family Reunion multipe times and have some great stories to share?

I am so excited! I can’t wait to see you all! - Cindy

Silly title, I know.

Five years ago this weekend, I received one of the greatest birthday presents anyone could ever hope for . . . a baby girl! (Yes, that means she’s turning five and I’m turning . . . never mind.) That’s right, my youngest daughter was born on my birthday. This weekend we are celebrating our birthdays with a BBQ, well, hopefully. Here in Texas it has rained every day for 2 weeks with no end in sight.

I have already found out that this year our birthday cake is a “Hello Kitty” cake. Lucky me. I have planned all the different Homemade Gourmet burgers and brats and salads (that BBQ bundle sure came in handy!), but with friends and family around, I always like to have TONS of dips and appetizers. We have so many to choose from, I thought I would ask you which ones to serve. There are 20 people coming, so I would like to have lots of choices available. About half of my family loves things HOT, HOT, HOT and the other half can’t handle a green chili.

Will you help? - Cindy