Family
Here is how it works...
Mom and Dad are blessed with the gift of children. In my family there are four daughters.
Mom- SMART! Kind. Generous. Sensitive and loving. Mother. Sister. Daughter.
Cathy- SMART! Super artistic. Sensitive and loving. Mother. Sister. Daughter.
Barbara- SMART! Bold and strong. Sensitive and loving. Mother. Sister. Daughter.
Nancy- SMART! Me. Sensitive and loving. Mother. Sister. Daughter.
Melissa- SMART! A Force. Sensitive and loving. Sister. Daughter.
When we are little, our parents do their very best with the information they learned; no guide book.
When we are growing, our parents do their very best with their experiences; no guide book.
When we are grown, our parents love us and keep doing their very best as we continue to make our way in the world.
When we are grown, we use the same information to be good daughters, sisters, mothers and people.
It is our responsibility to be more loving.
It is our responsibility to grow wiser with our knowledge and experience.
It is our choice to be a family.
We are all separate and unique individuals with a common thread.
We are all given the very fleeting gift of time.
It is our choice how we use it.
Dad is gone. The gift of time was more fleeting and 20 years has passed. I miss him more each day. His smile, his laugh, his adventurous ways, his childlike wonder, his generosity, his gift of gab, his stories, his flaws, his unwavering love.
The gift of time is finite. I miss his presence in my life.
Our Mom is here. I love her laugh, her smile, her loving and caring ways, her generosity, her stories, her beautiful spirit, her flaws and her unwavering love.
The gift of time is finite. Soak in her being here now.
Family.
