Isn't family amazing? You meet so many people throughout your life who are wonderful and become like an adopted family, but nothing quite does it for me like my true family does.
My grandpa's brother, Duple passed away over the weekend. He had been sick with cancer for a few years. It's times like these that really make the distance between Colorado & Illinois seem insurmountable. I love living in Colorado and have no regrets about moving here, but it's not the short drive to go see them that I used to be spoiled with.
I think of Elijah and hate the fact that he won't get to know his cousins/grandparents the way that I know mine. My cousins are my best friends, my grandparents are my role models, and I can sit and talk to my aunts for hours at a time.
I was talking to my grandma on the phone last week and she said that my grandpa had kicked her in the shin during the night. She asked him why he did this and he replied,"I had a dream that I was kicking a snake!" If you know my grandparents, you're laughing right now. These are the stories that I miss!
I do look forward/dread to the time that Luke is in Kentucky (January). I will be separated from my husband, but I'll be able to spend some time with family and let Elijah get to know them, if even just for four months.
I thought posting some quotes might be a fun way to share some sentiments on family. I hope you enjoy them! I'd say you can apply them to the blood & adoptive families in your life (because yes, I appreciate
both).
Quotes:
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
-- Jane Howard
In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.
-- Alex Haley
In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.
-- Eva Burrows
Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.
-- Anthony Brandt
