Wow! What a weekend. My husband and I traveled to Florida for his family reunion and all I can say is the trip was amazing. You know there is a saying that you can't choose your family - hearing it sounds so negative, but I feel that after this weekend I realize that all though we can't choose our family, I'm so blessed that God did.
Being around my husbands family, and watching cousins meet each other for the first time, aunts hugging nieces, uncles embracing nephews, the seniors cutting a rug on the dance floor, smiles all around, and laughter filling the room; it gave me such a feeling of gratitude that family truly is a gift from God.
God in His most infinite wisdom, decided who would be attached to who because He knew that even though outwardly the pieces seemed jagged, they fit together like a glove. I am so glad that I have my family, and although sometimes I don't appreciate them as much as I should, I wouldn't trade them for the world.
In a world filled with so much hate, so much hurt, so much destruction; to be able to steal away for four days with a family that genuinely loves each, other allowed me to see God in such a greater light. It showed me just how much He loves us, and wants nothing but the best for us. And even if I can't see it right away, one day as I'm strolling along the beaches of Florida, and the sun is coming up, the waves are crashing against the surface of the beach, I will look up, my eyes will be filled with tears as I behold His beauty and I'll say THANK YOU!
So it is with my hair. Each day of this journey I look at my hair and I have a lot of "jagged" edges, pieces that don't seem like they fit, I get frustrated, and begin feeling ungrateful. But then look over and I see a Cancer patient, who has lost all of her hair, with tears in my eyes, and a moment of gratitude as I behold the beauty of the person I say THANK YOU!
I may not have all that hope to have, I may not be all that I hope to be, my family may not be perfect and today my hair may not even be cooperating, but when I really put things in its proper perspective: I have my life, my health, my husband, my kids, my family, my friends, my God,, my hair and I realize I AM BLESSED!
Oh yeah, this weekend there was a little girl about 6 who had her hair in the biggest, fullest, prettiest two AFRO PUFFS. She was rocking her style, and I for a moment remembered when my hair was like that, and I had hair envy and all I could say was One Day I want to Grow Up and Be Just Like Her (smile).
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