Hey everyone,
Having drawn inspiration from another thread in which I was able to speak a bit about my adorable Mom and Dad, I wanted to ask all of you out there why you appreciate your parents and what memories stand out most to you.
I know this may be a sensitive spot for those who may not have the best relationship with their parents and I pray that God will heal those relationships and bring other people into your life who can help you with those wounds.
I just thought that with Valentine's Day just around the corner, it might be nice to talk about why we love other important people in our life besides a significant other (especially for us singles who don't have one.)
I love my Mom and Dad for, literally, a million and more reasons... but here are a few things that stand out:
1. They adopted two foreign children into their family and have never differentiated between us and our brother (their biological child.) They still have a soft spot for orphans, as my Dad is retired but works at various part-time jobs because they support a missionary team in India and want to help build a new orphanage.
2. They make a great date! The last time they came to visit, we went to see Avatar. And my parents still hold hands in public.
3. They are just too cool--at 50 years old (this was a few years ago ), my tiny, 90-pound, church-going, only-heard-her-swear-twice-in-my-life mother got a tattoo of a small butterfly on the side of her leg. I was in college at the time and they stopped by my apartment... she started rolling up her pant leg and said, 'Kimberlea, guess what I got?" And I was like, "NO, NO, NOT my mother!!" I mean, I don't even have a tattoo, and have no plans on getting one! My parents, youngest brother, and his girlfriend had all walked into a tattoo parlor together... my Mom was the only one who walked out with a branding. I always tease her that a Harley and full sleeve can't be very far behind.
4. They raised me with a strong Christian background, sending me to Lutheran schools, which I hated at the time, but appreciate more and more as I get older.
5. My Mom occasionally sends me little notes in the mail with drawings (neither she nor I can draw to save our lives, so it's a bit of a joke between us) of things they've seen or encountered... one time she sent me a picture she'd drawn of Sponge Bob because the last time I went to see them, I got hooked on a Bikini Bottoms marathon... (so much better than all the other shows on TV and THEIR version off bikini bottoms!)
I told her that parents often hang their children's drawings on their refrigerator--I now hang my mother's drawings on MY fridge instead!
6. My parents are never afraid to say, "I love you." I love you back a hundred times more, Mom and Dad!!!
Please feel free to share some things about your favorite people in your life as well.
Having drawn inspiration from another thread in which I was able to speak a bit about my adorable Mom and Dad, I wanted to ask all of you out there why you appreciate your parents and what memories stand out most to you.
I know this may be a sensitive spot for those who may not have the best relationship with their parents and I pray that God will heal those relationships and bring other people into your life who can help you with those wounds.
I just thought that with Valentine's Day just around the corner, it might be nice to talk about why we love other important people in our life besides a significant other (especially for us singles who don't have one.)
I love my Mom and Dad for, literally, a million and more reasons... but here are a few things that stand out:
1. They adopted two foreign children into their family and have never differentiated between us and our brother (their biological child.) They still have a soft spot for orphans, as my Dad is retired but works at various part-time jobs because they support a missionary team in India and want to help build a new orphanage.
2. They make a great date! The last time they came to visit, we went to see Avatar. And my parents still hold hands in public.
3. They are just too cool--at 50 years old (this was a few years ago ), my tiny, 90-pound, church-going, only-heard-her-swear-twice-in-my-life mother got a tattoo of a small butterfly on the side of her leg. I was in college at the time and they stopped by my apartment... she started rolling up her pant leg and said, 'Kimberlea, guess what I got?" And I was like, "NO, NO, NOT my mother!!" I mean, I don't even have a tattoo, and have no plans on getting one! My parents, youngest brother, and his girlfriend had all walked into a tattoo parlor together... my Mom was the only one who walked out with a branding. I always tease her that a Harley and full sleeve can't be very far behind.
4. They raised me with a strong Christian background, sending me to Lutheran schools, which I hated at the time, but appreciate more and more as I get older.
5. My Mom occasionally sends me little notes in the mail with drawings (neither she nor I can draw to save our lives, so it's a bit of a joke between us) of things they've seen or encountered... one time she sent me a picture she'd drawn of Sponge Bob because the last time I went to see them, I got hooked on a Bikini Bottoms marathon... (so much better than all the other shows on TV and THEIR version off bikini bottoms!)
I told her that parents often hang their children's drawings on their refrigerator--I now hang my mother's drawings on MY fridge instead!
6. My parents are never afraid to say, "I love you." I love you back a hundred times more, Mom and Dad!!!
Please feel free to share some things about your favorite people in your life as well.