Last week was a week for family.  That Sunday I flew into Washington, D.C. to sign 1000 books in a huge warehouse in nearby Maryland for my publisher, Random House.  Then I ended the week in Colville, Washington, for Wayne’s family reunion.  Two families.  My professional family–the good people at Random House–and my real life family–my husband, children and a huge assortment of cousins and their children and their children’s children.  It brought to mind how we are all connected in one way or another.  The people I met in Maryland started out as strangers when I first arrived, and I left feeling as though I had made good friends.  Wayne’s family is filled with aunts, uncles, cousins, fun, food and laughter.  We knew some better than others, but after a day of shared memories and laugher and deepened relationships, we left with strengthened cords of love.   Deep thoughts for a Monday morning.