I have found that the longer I'm married, the more thankful I am for my parents. As Garth and I budget, house hunt, buy a car, and save money I realize just how much my parents sacrificed for me and my brothers.
I come home from work exhausted and ready to relax. My parents worked full-time, came home and played with us, made us dinner, and planned fun activities for us each weekend. They paid for our college tuition, my wedding, and bought us cars.
They sacrificed relaxation time to invest in us. They sacrificed money for vacations or house updates so my brothers and I could go to college, drive a nice car, and have our dream weddings.
I'm extremely grateful to have the parents I have. The older I get the more I realize not everyone has parents like I do. The older I get the more I realize just how blessed I am. The older I get the more I realize how challenging and sacrificial parenting can be. The older I get the more grateful I become. I pray I can be half as good at parenting as my parents are.
All that to say, thanks mom and dad! Words just don't do justice to how incredible you guys are, but thanks from the bottom of my heart. Thanks for always supporting, always believing, always loving, always encouraging, always giving.
- Lindsey
- I love God. My husband makes me laugh a lot. I could eat sushi everyday. I have been to Israel. I hate the rain in my shoes. I enjoy reading theology. I love Broadway musicals. I hate florescent lights. I like dressing up. I love weddings. I hate cake. I enjoy planning events. I adore Hawaii. I wish I could sing. I hope bell bottoms never go out of style. I am not a city girl. I love hanging out with my husband. I can kick your butt at Connect Four. I love bike riding. I should have been born in a state with an ocean. I'm following THE Rabbi. I like to clean. I love to laugh. I rather read than cook. I want to love God with my life.
27 comments:
so sweet and so very true!
This is so true!! I spent time with my parents and Godparents this weekend and the older I get the more aware I am of how blessed I am!!
This is exactly the way I feel! I have no idea how they do it!
I second this! You take so much for granted as a kid growing up, but once you're an adult taking care of yourself you realize how much your parents sacaficed to get you where you are! What a great post! :)
I have been realizing this more and more the older I get it! I feel so blessed to have the parents I do!
Thank you sweetheart, you're very kind. Love you to the moon and back, Dad
PS - I think parenting is a spark of the divine; the desire to create someone "in your image" and sacrifice for their benefit - all for the purpose of having a loving relationship. That is the message of Christianity; it is why Jesus told us to call God "Father."
This is an amazing post. I think a lot about this now as well, especially as I'm getting ready to leave the college phase behind.
Love this post!!! I appeciate the sacrifices my parents made for me more than ever since I started making those sacrifices for my own child. :) XOXO
such a sweet post!
So sweet! I feel that way about my parents and try my best to tell them how grateful I am, but, I always worry that it will fall short.
Very sweet post! I'm in the same boat! I'm a lucky girl and thank God everyday for my parents. They are the best parents a girl could ask for =)
Just wait til you have kids. I am forever grateful for everything my parents did now that I'm aware how truly hard it is..
Very sweet...and so true.....you don't know how much your parents do till your on your own
wow, they sound like quite a blessing! I am so thankful for the relationship that I have with my Mom! :)
Hi! New follower! I know what you mean! That's very true.
Jeska
livinglovesong.blogspot.com
Isn't it incredible? My parents are still sacrificing themselves and we are all adults. They never had a honeymoon or taken a vacation by themselves. They've worked ever since I can remember to provide...not because they want to..but because they wanted to bless us with what we needed and sometimes a small vacation. Now that I'm a mom and I'm busy with the baby I can't imagine how my mom did it with 5 kids.
Agree!
I totally agree and the gratitude only intensifed when I became a parent myself. It's amazing!
I have been having this same epiphany as I grow older, especially as I have been learning how many people did not have these same experiences growing up. Sometimes I am just in awe that God gave me such amazing parents. Lovely post!!
i agree completely! I son't know how my parents did it, but I am so thankful for them too!
This is such a sweet post and oh so true. I often think about the times and sacrifices my mom has made for me to give me the best life possible. She is my hero and an inspiration. She has made her own way and I’m so proud of her.
You are truly blessed!
The older I get the more I respect all that my parents did. It's a shame you can't fully understand how good you have it as a kid! Becoming an adult and dealing with the bills and the budgeting and the decisions brings new appreciation for the sacrifices our parents made for us!
This is soooooo sweet and finding this to be so true with my own parents!!!
It's always nice when we can sit back and reflect on how gracious God has been to us -- and in this case, in the blessing of parents. I too, am often reminded at the blessing of mine and hope I am half the mom some day that mine was to me.
Beautiful post! That's how I feel about my parents too.
you are really so blessed. A grateful daughter like you will surely be blessed too!
sweet post! totally agree!!
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