Recently we had the pleasure of attending Megan and Garry's wedding. It was really beautiful and the children were honored to be part of the ceremony. Erin spread petals delicately before Megan who looked so glamorous and elegant in her gown, Olivia read the bible reading and she did this with confidence and clarity and Jefferson offered the ring to Gary. To be included as part of the family means so much. It makes us feel loved, accepted and brings such joy. Even if the children had not been part of the ceremony just being invited to share in the joy and to be part of Ga
rry and Megan's memories for the many years of wedded bliss to come builds our family with strong bonds. We are trying to teach the importance of family to our children and when they have decisions to make concerning family matters we can see that they do value family. For example late last year the girls were at a youth camp. They chose to leave the camp and miss out on the afternoon and night time activities (which were really fun and mean a lot to teenagers) to attend a family gathering. They were not being martyrs they wanted to go and be par
t of the family event. I like this quote."Family life is full of major and minor crises -- the ups and downs of health, success and failure in career, marriage, and divorce -- and all kinds of characters. It is tied to places and events and histories. With all of these felt details, life etches itself into memory and personality. It's difficult to imagine anything more nourishing to the soul."-- Thomas Moore
Gary and Megan have nourished our souls and in turn their own. So have
Tracey and Josh when they invited us to their beautiful wedding and so have Brad and Emma as we anticipate their wedding. We love our family and feel loved in return.
Thank you our family.
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