When Kalon referred to Emily's daughter tonight as baggage, something hit a chord with me. I love my family. Every one of them. I wouldn't ask for a single other person, or a switch of any sorts. The love flows in my family--we are just perfectly imperfect. I mean it. We are quite the loving bunch of imperfection.
It's so incredibly perfect!
Tonight I'm dealing with some family stuff--the hard times a family deals with when it gives you the chance to realize just how much you love every one of them, and how loyal you are, and they are, and how lucky you are.
And you realize this is what families are for.
I may not have a child to defend, but I have a family, full of adults, to defend. And they're worth defending--every one of them. I will defend them to the end. Don't mess with my family.
Some people have messed with them, and it hurts. But they're not worth my time, and I think they've never had what I have had.
And it's worth it. It's worth the hard times, because family is the biggest blessing in my life. There is nothing else that even reaches close to the blessings family gives me.
My family is the biggest success story of love, patience, loyalty, and compassion.
I am so proud. I am so honored. And I am SO lucky.
So tonight, as I deal with my angst. the hurt. the frustration of things that my dear family shouldn't have to deal with, and I cope, I say it is worth it, because it's also nights like this that I am full of the deepest gratitude.
And if ya'll think it was lame of me to tie in the bachelorette into this post, tough. I watched the bachelorette tonight, and I thought of my family, and I was proud of emily.
I was most proud to be a part of my family.
To all of those who have families, be loyal. Stand up for them. Stand by them. Love them. Be loyal.
And while you're at it, say a little prayer for mine.
thanks. :)
