Happy New Year!!!

Every new year comes with a bit of self-examination along with hope, goals, and wishes for a better year. We review the year that has passed, take note of our achievements, and identify what needs more work and time in order to be successful. We remember loved ones who’ve passed and consider ways to heal relationships that need restoring. We ponder life events that challenged and made us stronger. We count our blessings and enter into the new year with a mind towards improving and being more productive. We aspire to live better, happier, healthier, and more organized—especially in terms of our family and reunions. And when it comes to family reunions, the power of our relationships and communications is key in determining our success.

January is a great time for spending time with family, setting goals, getting encouraged about the year ahead—and the next family reunion. January FAMILY TIME observances are geared to motivate us to mend physically, financially and mentally. They include Celebration of Life Month, Family Fit Lifestyle Month, Financial Wellness Month, Get Organized Month, Love Yourself Month, National Poverty in America Awareness Month, National Mentoring Month, National Thank You Month, Hunt for Happiness Week, Motivation and Inspiration Day, Spouses Day and Sunday Supper Month which offers up more opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends. This month's REUNION TIP OF THE MONTH is actually 

5 tips to a great start in 2025, and the January WORTH REPEATING is a fabulous quote from former President Barack Obama about the power of hope.

This month we celebrate the New Year, observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, and set our minds to new beginnings (and what it will take to make our reunions bigger, better, stronger and safe). As family reunion planners we may use different techniques and strategies to reach our goals, but we can all obtain success by staying hopeful, inspired and focused. Here's hoping that the new year brings more positivity, creativity, peace and love to our reunion planning. We wish all of you a safe, organized and fabulous 2025.

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NEW NOW: 

- Reunion Tip of the Month 

- Family Time 

- Worth Repeating

LATER: 

- Question of the Month

- 10 New Year Resolutions for Families

- Practical Family Reunion Planning

- NFRI Workshop Wrap-up, Hints and Tips

- Sticky Reunion Situation