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Family
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As I look
back over my
life, I can
honestly say
that family
has always
meant more
to me than
anything on
this earth,
but my first
love is and
always has
been our
Heavenly
Father,
Jesus
Christ.
I remember
loving the
old time TV
programs
that
portrayed
family as a
very
*perfect*
unit where
mom &
dad never
argued or
has
differences
of opinion.
Things just
sort of were
always
perfect and
everyday
went pretty
smooth.
There was
Leave It To
Beaver,
Father Knows
Best, The
Partridge
Family,
Little House
on The
Prairie, and
many more.
It would
have been so
nice if life
was more
like this.
I'll bet it
would have
made God so
much
happier.
Being as
naïve as I
have always
been, I grew
up thinking
this must be
the way life
is supposed
to be. What
a rude
awakening I
was about to
get! I
remember
praying a
lot as a
little girl
for God to
make our
family life
better and
easier for
mom & dad.
I have
always
believed
that Family
was the very
best gift
that you can
ever receive
from God. My
three
daughters
are the love
of my life.
When I
married my
Dear Husband
I acquired
three more
children and
along the
way we
adopted
another
girl, who
turned 12
about 1 week
after the
adoption.
We have been
licensed
foster
parents for
over 26
years now
and we have
literally
had hundreds
of children
living in
our home.
Wow! What a
family.
Thomas Moore
said, "Where
there is
room in the
heart, there
is always
room in the
house."
Our children
mean the
world to us
but the real
joy comes
when the
grandchildren
come, then
the
great-grandchildren.
You are so
busy caring
for and
providing
for your own
children
that you
never get to
realize the
real joy of
children
until you
become a
grandparent.
By that time
in
your
life you
have more
time, but
your energy
level is not
as high as
it could be
and illness'
set in.
It always
helps if you
can maintain
a closeness
in proximity
so that you
can be
together
often for
family
gatherings,
but I know
now that
many times
this cannot
happen for
many
reasons.
Thank God
for e-mails
and phone
calls..
I believe
very
strongly in
positive
parenting,
so I have
always
believed
that
children
have more
need of good
role models
than
critics. I
truly
believe a
child will
live out
what they
hear at
home. If
they are
praised
their self
esteem will
be good and
if they are
criticized a
lot they
will have
low self
esteem.
Rose Kennedy
said,
"Life isn't
a matter of
milestones
but of
moments." So
make the
very most of
every moment
that you
have with
your family,
especially
your
children.
Once they
are grown it
is a little
too late to
be trying to
teach them
morals and
standards.
Life is way
too short so
make the
very most of
your
blessings
today.
Grandchildren
and
great-grand
children are
so very
precious, a
very special
part of
every
family.
Enjoy every
day that you
have with
them. I like
what Erma
Bombeck
said, "If I
had known
grand
children
were going
to be so
much fun, I
would have
had them
first."
If becoming
a
grandmother
was a matter
of choice, I
would advise
everyone of
you to
become one
right away.
There is no
fun for old
people like
it!
This page is
dedicated to
all our
precious
grandchildren
and great
grandchildren.
Author:
Delilah M.
(Dede) Haas
2-04 2006
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