Tuesday, June 10, 2008

New Family

Last week we took a vacation (photos will follow) which included participating in my daughter's wedding. She married a nice young man who comes from a good family. A "good family" to me means that they are loving and supportive of their family members. I see a bad family as one that has toxic members, the kind of people that you don't want to be around. So when my son-in-law's (my first time using that term) father welcomed Linda and me to their family, I took a minute to think about that. Gradually a very good feeling came over me. I have some new family, who I am very happy about. This wedding was a big family affair. Spending time with family that you feel good about is rejuvenating. My parents, my brothers, and other (old) family members attended. I enjoyed it. I also got to see other people that I hadn't seen in a while, and to be honest, was not too eager to see. You know how that can be. They were fine, in fact, it was good to see how well we could all get along, actually we had fun together. It called to mind how beneficial it could be to let bygones be bygones. My point is that family, including extended family, and anyone else that you want to include who is caring and supportive is GREAT. And if there's something you can do to make those relationships work better, it is worth it. Now, I'm not necessarily suggesting that you marry your kids off to achieve this, but consider fixing some of those relationships that are in need of repair. It can really be worth it.



HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a very nice wedding. Congratulations!

Unknown said...

A Boy from one family and a Girl from other family get married.Both of them create a new family.

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