Here in this second Thankful “Thursday” (and by “Thursday” I mean, “missed my deadline by a day for now it’s Friday”) post, I’d like to give special thanks for my family. My parents showed me how to love an respect each other, they gave me a legacy of kindness and joy that was inherited from my grandparents. They showed me innovation, persistence, and steadfastness. I owe a great debt of love to my parents that I will gladly pay off for the rest of my life. One phrase often spoken in our house that I am forever grateful to have ingrained in my character (and I can still see myself crying on the stair with a ninja turtle clutched tightly in my hand, as my father said,) “people are always more important than things.” It may seem simple or rudimentary to many, but for me, it’s a golden rule that gives me joy as I serve my wife, my friends and family, and even my clients.
My brothers are a whole other story of gratitude! they encourage and support me, laugh and cry with me, and most of all they like me and I like them. I totally understand families that drift apart through time and space, for various reasons seeing each other less and less… but I am truly thankful that I am close with my brothers. I could continue to ramble but that’s not my goal here in this post. I just want to express my gratitude for amazing people that I love.
-Benj
well….that made me cry, as it delighted me heart and nourish my inner mommy-ness.
Praise God, the family unit Creator, Purifier, and Redeemer of my soul, who matched me to your wonderful Dad..
As a child from a very dysfunctional family, I grew up daydreaming about being born in a different place to a different parent combo. Then as a young mother, one day I realizing with crystal clarity the “why” of my parents union that allowed me to be… It dawned on me in that light bulb moment that without them (imperfect as their marriage surely was) I, as 4th born, not only would not be, but by extension the beautiful son sleeping in my arms! Family tree conversations, are always have fun implications :)