On Family, Faith, and Friends

We start out in life

not knowing where our paths will lead. 

If we are lucky, we come from 

a loving family

that guides us on our way. 

If we are not so lucky, 

we go out on our own

to form our own loving 'family'. 

When we are young, 

this includes treasured friends. 

And, perhaps, siblings, too. 

Sometimes we are fortunate to keep 

these friendships all of our lives. 

But in our ever-changing world, 

a few fall off along the way. 

Time and distance work their magic

to erase the lines that 

hold us together. 

But sometimes you find that one special 

person.......

So you dress up, say your vows

and hope for the best. 

And sometimes this is not all fun. 

There is hard work involved

and 

obstinance, 

I mean, obstacles,

 to overcome. 

*grin*

There is no 'I' anymore, 

only 'we'. 

This is a tremendously wonderful 

opportunity to test your faith! :) 

And as you become this new 

'family', you hope to bring 

all that you learned, 

to this new chapter in your life. 

Life gives us so many wonderful opportunities

to learn and grow. 

I can honestly say that every single 

thing that has happened to us 

in this life has taught us a lesson. 

Some of these are painful, 

but as time passes, 

We can see how it all unfolds

perfectly to make us the 

unique individuals that we are. 

As we raised our family, 

we remembered our lessons, 

and put love at the top of the list. 

Raising these four gave new meaning to the words

faith, hope, patience, resilience, courage, 

sacrifice, and honor. 

And then we had to watch them walk away. 

To start their own lives

and live their own destinies. 

With a big piece of our heart 

to go along with them. 

But keeping the heart-strings strong. 

Now it is still 'we', 

but so much more.....

Now we are a family that keeps getting 

stronger every day. 

No matter what life throws our way. 

Because we have faith. 

Faith in each other, faith in divine destiny, 

and faith that around every corner 

there always shines a light

to lead the way. 

With a few good friends to help us out along the way! 

Thank you, Dear Friends for being part 

of a wonderful blogging family

that adds depth and richness 

to our lives. 

Families can be many different things, 

to many different people, 

but one thing is always the same - 

Where there is love, there is family. 

xoxo

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