The other day my favorite radio station asked, "Who is a blessing in your life ?"
Now, I was on my way home and had time to ponder on this question. I have so my "blessings" in my life. As a teenager with low self-esteem I often felt I'd live my life alone. As a young adult, I felt I'd burned too many bridges to live the life I had dreamed about.
So, my list of blessings starts with my husband. I met him at a really low part of my life. Things moved at lightening speed after that and we were married with a baby and a house. The 2nd and 3rd blessings are my children. I had known I always wanted children and was blessed with a girl, then a boy. My heart bursts with love and pride when I think of them. My daughter added my son-in-law to the mix and we love him just as much.
My parents are blessings in my life. The unknown lessons they taught me influenced who I am today. Now that we are all older, my parents have regrets. Life is full of coulda, woulda,shoulda's. But it is the path we all took that led us to where we are now. Don't all parents feel they could have done more for their children? In my mind a parent with some regret, did a wonderful job. If you have no regret you didn't try hard enough or just didn't care.
My siblings are blessings too. They,along with their families, are icing on a scrumptious cake that just keeps getting better.
Then the granddaughters ! They are the sprinkles on my cake, the marshmallows in my hot chocolate, the whip cream on my pie.They are my "gramma girls". They bring joy with them with every visit. On one trip, they asked me " Who is your favorite child, our mom or Allen ?" I said" I love them both the same." I explained that if my children were in a lake drowning and I could save them or me, I'd gladly die knowing they were safe. And then I told the girls," thats how much I love you ! I would happily die if it meant you would live" There have been no more questions like that since.
So my answer to who is a blessing in my life is , my family ! Materials things come and go, but your family will always be here !
