Wednesday, August 9, 2017

A Joyous Gift

My oldest son came home for a visit last night.  He lives in Nevada and because of cost, it is difficult for the family to get together on a regular basis.  He tries to come out to see us once a year and it is always a special occasion when he does.  My youngest son lives here so he comes by the house 3 or 4 times a week.  Last night he came just as his brother came in.  It was wonderful to have all of us together (even though we missed our daughter in law--school started in Nevada this week). 

So there we are at midnight, sitting around the dining room table, laughing about the fact that their dad refuses to wear glasses and therefore can't read the aspirin bottle, their mom goes to webmd on the computer rather than her regular doctor, the oldest son doesn't like beards but grows a goatee and the youngest has a goatee but wants a beard that will make him look like one of the Duck Dynasty brothers.  We talked about so many things both serious and nonsensical.  I miss that table time so much.  But then I realized that even with all the ups and downs we have gone thru, the family is still together, still depending on each other, still loving each other and that to me is the most wonderful joyous gift I could ever have.

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  1. ...even with all the ups and downs we have gone thru, the family is still together, still depending on each other, still loving each other and that to me is the most wonderful joyous gift I could ever have...

    Ellen, you still have that gift although more and more of the world is losing it, because I believe you raised your children right. You raised them in true love, with true love. And true love is not permissive loving - which is why the children have not sunk into self-centeredness and callousness of spirit.

    True love flows as deeply in your children too. Distance or time or another challenges cannot hold them back from returning to the parents and home where they first learned how to love right.

    Caitlynne

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    1. Thank you for your lovely comment. There are times, like many parents have, that we wonder if we raised our children right, if we were good parents. Memories such as this one are what I go to when I need that positive reinforcement especially with the way the world is today.

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