Cousins make interesting relationships. Depending on how far you extend your family branch, cousins can be close like siblings or further apart. There are kissing cousins, distant cousins and some cousins you wouldn’t know if they passed you on the street.  Cousins share a family history and can keep shared stories and memories of lost family members alive. Cousins may know details about your family that you don’t remember or never knew. My dear friend has a wonderful bond with her maternal cousins that has remained strong as she grew up, had kids and now grandkids. Each year, my friend and her cousins plan a family reunion beach week. This summer 40 family members spanning four generations gathered together on Florida’s Gulf coast. As my friend and two of her cousins were walking along the beach, they came across a clear heart on the sand. My friend and her cousins immediately thought it was a sign sent from their grandmother that she was happy they were all together.