November 26, 2008

Wednesday's "I'm Thankful for..."

Well, since I can't guarantee that I'll be blogging tomorrow, I'm going to share with you one of things I have been and will always be most thankful for my family. (yes this may be sappy, but heartfelt.) :)

Can anyone ever adequately express what their family has done for them? Consider all of the love, time, energy and money that has been placed in just you. Think about their constant care for your well being and happiness and all of the time and energy that has been placed in your growth and development physically, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually. They have given you traditions, theologies and even ideologies. Families are amazing things-no other organization, institution, or group of people could give you more.

So I just want to say I'm thankful for my family. I've known since I was a little girl that I was blessed to be part of this unique, loud, sometimes obnoxious and chaotic family. My parents spent a lot of time and energy teaching us the gospel and providing us with rich traditions. My parents truly gave of themselves to our family. I don't know that there is one of us kids that isn't entirely thankful for the family we were raised in. They provided us a safe haven from the world where we felt safe and loved.

I'm especially thankful for my family as Victory and I start thinking about the future. We have both been blessed by wonderful families that provided a wonderuful foundation that we can build our own future family on. Even though the idea of having children scares me to death, I love thinking about building a home for them to come to.

1 comment:

Cory & Rebeca said...

Thanks, i've been banned from buying christmas decor until we have a house and more rooms but that doesn't mean I can't buy for other people.....so whenever you guys come up we can go shopping for your tree! hehehe There's always a loophole. ;)